Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Talcottville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Talcottville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Talcottville
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Talcottville:
- 41.818710, -72.500641
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Talcottville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Tolland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County
- Since Talcottville is near Hartford County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Talcottville ...
We found one communities that share the name Talcottville.
Within Connecticut, the name Talcottville is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Talcottville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Talcottville is located in Lewis County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Talcottville that is located in Tolland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Talcottville.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near Talcottville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Bolton is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolton <2>
- Breakneck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <2>
- Coventry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
- Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
- Dutch Point Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Point Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Point Colony
- Dutch Point Colony is located in Hartford County
- Forest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
- Forest Village is located in Hartford County
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hockanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Kings Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Kings Corner is located in Hartford County
- Quarryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
- Quarryville is located in Tolland County
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
- Warehouse Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
- Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
- Warehouse Point Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warehouse Point Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point Station
- Warehouse Point Station is located in Hartford County
- Hockanum
How Far From Talcottville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Talcottville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Talcottville and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Talcottville to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,169 miles [6,709.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talcottville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Talcottville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Talcottville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8187, Longitude: -72.5006 In this case, the coordinates for Talcottville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Talcottville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.914 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.538 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.486 degrees. |