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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Norfolk:
    • 42.003149, -73.224281
    • 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 West Norfolk
  • 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

Communities Also Named West Norfolk ...

We found two communities that share the name West Norfolk.

Within Connecticut, the name West Norfolk is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of West Norfolk [Norfolk City].
      • Portsmouth City
      • This West Norfolk is located in Portsmouth City and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the West Norfolk that is located in Litchfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of West Norfolk.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Norfolk ...

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.

  • Falls Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
  • Kelly Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
    • Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
  • Lime Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
    • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
  • Lower City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
    • Lower City is located in Litchfield County
  • Nelsons Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Litchfield County
  • Robertsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
    • Robertsville is located in Litchfield County
  • Roosterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Roosterville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Sodom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Sodom is located in Litchfield County
  • Turkey Cobble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Cobble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Cobble
    • Turkey Cobble is located in Litchfield County
  • Twin Lakes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County
  • Yelping Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelping Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelping Hill
    • Yelping Hill is located in Litchfield County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from West Norfolk to Hartford, with an average speed<5> 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 293 miles [471.5 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,194 miles [6,749.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that West Norfolk could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 Norfolk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Norfolk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0031, Longitude: -73.2243       In this case, the coordinates for West Norfolk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Norfolk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.325 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.031 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.721 degrees.




 

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