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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Terryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terryville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Terryville:
    • 41.678409, -73.010724
    • 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 Terryville
  • 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 Terryville ...

We found four communities that share the name Terryville.

Within Connecticut, the name Terryville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Terryville is located in Lawrence County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Terryville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Terryville.
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Terryville is located in Suffolk County and lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the south of the Terryville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Terryville.
    • Texas
      • DeWitt County
      • This Terryville is located in DeWitt County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Terryville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeWitt County community of Terryville.
    • Virginia
      • Charlotte County
      • This Terryville is located in Charlotte County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the southwest of the Terryville that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Terryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Terryville ...

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.

  • Burnt Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
    • Burnt Hill is located in New Haven County
  • Campville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Litchfield County
  • Forestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Hartford County
  • Greystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
  • Long Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Long Hill is located in New Haven County
  • Overlook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Overlook is located in New Haven County
  • Plainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <3>
  • Plymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
  • Terryville Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
    • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Whigville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Whigville is located in Hartford County
  • Woodtick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodtick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodtick
    • Woodtick is located in New Haven County

How Far From Terryville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Terryville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terryville and extending to:

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Terryville to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,613 miles [9,033.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,197 miles [6,754.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terryville. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6784, Longitude: -73.0107    
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Terryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.238 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.879 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.78 degrees.









 

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