Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Town Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Town Hill
- 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 Town Hill:
- 41.853152, -72.998994
- 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 Town Hill
- 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
- Since Town Hill is near Hartford County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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 Town Hill ...
We found four communities that share the name Town Hill.
Within Connecticut, the name Town Hill is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Maine
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Town Hill ...
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.
- Burrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Campville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Cherry Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cherry Park is located in Hartford County
- Drakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Firetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lovely Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovely Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely Street
- Lovely Street is located in Hartford County
- Nelsons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Nelsons Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Pine Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
- Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <3>
- Puddle Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Litchfield County
- Tootin' Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tootin' Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tootin' Hills
- Tootin' Hills is located in Hartford County
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
- Whigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Whigville is located in Hartford County
How Far From Town Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town Hill and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Town Hill to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 294 miles [473.1 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 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,190 miles [6,743.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Hill. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Town Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8532, Longitude: -72.9990 In this case, the coordinates for Town Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Town Hill 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 305.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.875 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.692 degrees. |