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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 Westminster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westminster 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 Westminster:
    • 41.708101, -72.018367
    • 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 Westminster
  • 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 Westminster ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Westminster.

Within Connecticut, the name Westminster is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Westminster is located in Orange County and lies 2,539 miles [4,086.1 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Westminster.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Westminster is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Westminster.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Westminster is located in New Castle County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Westminster.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Westminster is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Westminster.
    • Illinois
      • Shelby County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Westminster [Shelby County].
    • Kansas
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Westminster [Reno County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Westminster.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Westminster is located in Carroll County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Westminster.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Westminster is located in Worcester County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westminster.
    • Michigan
      • Grand Traverse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Westminster [Grand Traverse County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rutherford County
      • This Westminster is located in Rutherford County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Westminster.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Westminster is located in Allen County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Westminster.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Westminster.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Westminster is located in Erie County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the west of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Westminster.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Westminster is located in Luzerne County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the west of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Westminster.
    • Quebec
      • This Westminster lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Westminster is located in Oconee County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Westminster.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Westminster is located in Brazoria County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Westminster.
      • Collin County
      • This Westminster is located in Collin County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km] to the west southwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Westminster.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Westminster is located in Windham County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Westminster that is located in Windham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Westminster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westminster ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedlam Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedlam Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedlam Corner
    • Bedlam Corner is located in Windham County
  • Central Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chaplin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
    • Clayville is located in New London County
  • Hopeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
    • Hopeville is located in New London County
  • Moosup
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Packer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer
    • Packer is located in Windham County
  • Scotland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stetson Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
    • Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
  • Williams Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
    • Williams Crossing is located in New London County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Westminster to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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 327 miles [526.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,570 miles [8,964 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,276 miles [10,100.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,152 miles [6,682 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Westminster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westminster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7081, Longitude: -72.0184    
<2>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 Westminster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Westminster 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Westminster to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.641 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.211 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.326 degrees.




 

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