Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Danbury:
  • 43.483963, -71.887027
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on South Danbury

• 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
  • Since South Danbury is near Sullivan County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for South Danbury

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Danbury ...

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.

• Crockett Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Fords Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
• Fords Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
• Hill Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
• Otterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
• Pages Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Potter Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
• Robinson Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
• Twin Lakes Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Danbury and extending to:

• Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Danbury to Concord, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'