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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 Warren, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warren and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Warren:
    • 41.736484, -73.342341
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Warren
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
    • Since Warren is near Hartford County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Warren

Communities Also Named Warren ...

We found five communities that are also named Warren.

Within Connecticut, the name Warren is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Warren is located in Herkimer County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Warren that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Warren.
    • Rhode Island
      • Bristol County
      • This Warren is located in Bristol County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east of the Warren that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Warren.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Warren is located in Washington County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the north of the Warren that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Warren.
    • Wisconsin
      • Saint Croix County
      • This Warren is located in Saint Croix County and lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Warren that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Warren.
      • Waushara County
      • This Warren is located in Waushara County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the west northwest of the Warren that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Warren.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warren ...

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.

  • Corner of the Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Corner of the Pines is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner of the Pines
  • Cornwall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cornwall Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flanders
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Flanders is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Grappaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
  • Hickory Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Haven is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Haven
  • Horse Heaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Horse Heaven is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Kent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kent Furnace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kent Furnace is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
  • Lower Merryall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Merryall is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Merryall
  • Marble Dale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Warren to Hartford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 276 miles [444.2 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,624 miles [9,051 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,209 miles [6,773.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Warren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Warren to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7365, Longitude: -73.3423       In this case, the coordinates for Warren have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.429 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.105 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.901 degrees.