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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 Waterman Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterman Point 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 Waterman Point:
- 41.518709, -72.079522
- 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 Waterman Point
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
- Since Waterman Point is near Windham County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Waterman Point
Communities Also Named Waterman Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Waterman Point.
Within Connecticut, the name Waterman Point is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Waterman Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Waterman Point is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Waterman Point that is located in New London County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Waterman Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterman Point ...
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.
- Baltic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gales Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Hallville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Happyland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Happyland is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
- Heilwield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Heilwield Corner is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwield Corner
- Quaker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quakertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quakertown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Waterman Point 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 Waterman Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Waterman Point once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Waterman Point and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Waterman Point to Hartford, with an average speed<4> 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 317 miles [510.2 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 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,162 miles [6,698.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Waterman Point) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterman Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Waterman Point 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 Waterman Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5187, Longitude: -72.0795 In this case, the coordinates for Waterman Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.703 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.25 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.445 degrees. |
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