Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Voluntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Voluntown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Voluntown
- 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 Voluntown:
- 41.582043, -71.831738
- 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 Voluntown
- 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 Voluntown is near Kent County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Voluntown ...
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.
- Barberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Barberville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Clayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Hope Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Hopeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hopkins Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Hollow
- Hopkins Hollow is located in Kent County (RI)
- Lewis City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Locustville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
- Locustville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Packer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
How Far From Voluntown 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 Voluntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Voluntown and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Voluntown to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Voluntown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Voluntown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Voluntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5820, Longitude: -71.8317 In this case, the coordinates for Voluntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Voluntown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.547 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.305 degrees. |