Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Village 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 Village Hill:
  • 41.683154, -72.238135
  • 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 Village 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 New London County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for New London County
  • Since Village Hill is near Windham County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • eBird sighting report for Tolland 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Village 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.

• Bedlam Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
  • Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
• Coventry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
  • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
• Eagleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Eagleville is located in Tolland County
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in New London County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
• Hebron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Tolland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <2>
• Hope Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
  • Hope Valley is located in Tolland County
• Liberty Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
• Scotland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Windham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
• Williams Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
  • Williams Crossing is located in New London County

How Far From Village Hill 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 Village Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Village Hill and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Village Hill to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,163 miles [6,699.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Village Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/