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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 West Hartford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hartford 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 West Hartford:
- 41.762029, -72.741836
- 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 West Hartford
- 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 Hartford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Since West Hartford is near Middlesex County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Litchfield 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 West Hartford
Communities Also Named West Hartford ...
We found three communities that are also named West Hartford.
Within Connecticut, the name West Hartford is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This West Hartford is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Hartford that is located in Hartford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of West Hartford.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This West Hartford is located in Ralls County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the west of the West Hartford that is located in Hartford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of West Hartford.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This West Hartford is located in Windsor County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north of the West Hartford that is located in Hartford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of West Hartford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hartford ...
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.
- Barber Corner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barber Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Corner
- Case Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Case Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Corner
- Cherry Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Park is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Park
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Dutch Point Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Point Colony is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Point Colony
- Elm Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Hill is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hill
- Forest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
- Hockanum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hockanum is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- Lovely Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lovely Street is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely Street
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From West Hartford 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 West Hartford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hartford and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Hartford to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,182 miles [6,730.3 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' (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- West Hartford) 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7620, Longitude: -72.7418 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.699 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.621 degrees. |
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