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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 Litchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Litchfield 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 Litchfield:
    • 42.009241, -76.459385
    • 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 Litchfield
  • 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 Tioga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
    • Since Litchfield is near Bradford County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Litchfield

Communities Also Named Litchfield ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Litchfield.

There is one other community in New York that is also named Litchfield.

Beyond New York, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Herkimer 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 New York community of Litchfield [Herkimer County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Litchfield is located in Maricopa County and lies 2,031 miles [3,268.6 km]<2> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Litchfield.
    • California
      • Lassen County
      • This Litchfield is located in Lassen County and lies 2,259 miles [3,635.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Litchfield.
    • Illinois
      • Kankakee County
      • This Litchfield is located in Kankakee County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<2> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kankakee County community of Litchfield.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Litchfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Litchfield.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford 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 Kansas community of Litchfield [Crawford County].
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This Litchfield is located in Kennebec County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of Litchfield.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Litchfield.
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Litchfield is located in Meeker County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Litchfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Sherman County
      • This Litchfield is located in Sherman County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<2> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Litchfield.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Litchfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Litchfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Litchfield lies 576 miles [927 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Litchfield is located in Medina County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<2> to the west of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Litchfield.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bradford County
      • This Litchfield is located in Bradford County and lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Litchfield.
    • Quebec
      • This Litchfield lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the north of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Litchfield is located in Fauquier County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Litchfield that is located in Tioga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Litchfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Litchfield ...

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.

  • Bumpville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
  • Catatonk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Catatonk is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catatonk
  • Germany Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Germany Hill is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Hill
  • Hicks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Hoopers Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
  • Hornbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hornbrook is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
  • Huffs Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
  • Milltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Milltown is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Owl Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
  • Straits Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Straits Corners is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Corners
  • Towner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Towner is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner

How Far From Litchfield to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Litchfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Owego, which is the Seat of Tioga County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Litchfield to Owego, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,334 miles [6,974.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Litchfield 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Litchfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Litchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Litchfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Litchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0092, Longitude: -76.4594       In this case, the coordinates for Litchfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.295 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.253 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.191 degrees.