Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hartford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hartford
- 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 Hartford:
- 38.833559, -90.095746
- 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 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Hartford is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Hartford ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Hartford.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Hartford.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Saline County
- Williamson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- 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 Georgia community of Hartford [Cherokee County].
- Pulaski County
- This Hartford is located in Pulaski County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hartford that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hartford.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Hartford lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Madison County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Hartford lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Madison County.
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hartford [Allen County].
- Columbiana County
- This community is historic and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Hartford.
- Guernsey County
- 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 Ohio community of Hartford [Guernsey County].
- Licking County
- This Hartford is located in Licking County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Hartford.
- Trumbull County
- This Hartford is located in Trumbull County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Hartford.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cedar Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Cedar Park is located in Madison County
- Cottage Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Ivy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rosewood Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Wanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Wood River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
- Wood River is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <5>
How Far From 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 village such as Hartford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartford and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hartford to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hartford: www.hartfordillinois.net/
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 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 Hartford 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hartford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8336, Longitude: -90.0957 |
| <3> | 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 Hartford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hartford 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 316.013 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.714 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.553 degrees. |