Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Yelping Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yelping Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Yelping Hill

• 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 Yelping Hill:
  • 41.904817, -73.298728
  • 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 Yelping Hill

• 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 Litchfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Litchfield County
  • Since Yelping Hill is near Berkshire County and also Dutchess County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
  • eBird sighting report for Dutchess 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yelping Hill ...

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.

• Corner of the Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner of the Pines
  • Corner of the Pines is located in Litchfield County
• Cornwall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall <2>
• Falls Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Village
  • Falls Village is located in Litchfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Village <2>
• Huntsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Litchfield County
• Kelly Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
  • Kelly Corner is located in Litchfield County
• Lime Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
  • Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
• Lower City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
  • Lower City is located in Litchfield County
• Turkey Cobble
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Cobble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Cobble
  • Turkey Cobble is located in Litchfield County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Yelping Hill and extending to:

• Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Yelping Hill 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 over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 285 miles [458.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,201 miles [6,760.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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