Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Hills
- 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 White Hills:
- 41.334263, -73.150944
- 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 White Hills
- 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 Fairfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Since White Hills is near New Haven County and also Litchfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named White Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name White Hills.
Within Connecticut, the name White Hills is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This White Hills is located in Mohave County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the west of the White Hills that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of White Hills.
- California
- Santa Barbara County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of White Hills [Santa Barbara County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This White Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Hills that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of White Hills.
- Ontario
- This White Hills lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hills that is located in Fairfield County.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This White Hills is located in Kershaw County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Hills that is located in Fairfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of White Hills.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Hills ...
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.
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <3>
- Hattertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
- Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
- Huntingtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtown
- Huntingtown is located in Fairfield County
- Long Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Ox Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pecks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Mill
- Pecks Mill is located in Fairfield County
- Pine Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
- Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
- Pine Rock Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Rock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rock Park
- Pine Rock Park is located in Fairfield County
- Pootatuck Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pootatuck Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pootatuck Park
- Pootatuck Park is located in Fairfield County
- Quaker Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Farms
- Quaker Farms is located in New Haven County
- Rock Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Raymond
- Rock Raymond is located in Fairfield County
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From White Hills 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 White Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Hills and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from White Hills to Hartford, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 265 miles [426.5 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 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,216 miles [6,785 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Hills. 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 '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- White Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3343, Longitude: -73.1509 In this case, the coordinates for White Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 White Hills 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. |
| <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 White Hills 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 305.364 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.005 degrees. |