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:
- 40.238949, -82.68665
- 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 Licking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Licking County
- Since Hartford is near Knox County and also Delaware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Delaware 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 four communities within Ohio that are also named Hartford.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 32 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Allen County
- Columbiana County
- Guernsey County
- Trumbull County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Cherokee 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 Georgia community of Hartford [Cherokee County].
- Pulaski County
- This Hartford is located in Pulaski County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<3> to the south of the Hartford that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hartford.
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Hartford is located in Madison County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<3> to the west of the Hartford that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hartford.
- Saline 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 Illinois community of Hartford [Saline County].
- Williamson County
- This Hartford is located in Williamson County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the west southwest of the Hartford that is located in Licking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hartford.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Brunswick
- This Hartford lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Licking County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Hartford lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Licking County.
- 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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Center Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Centerburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerburg
- Centerburg is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerburg <6>
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Green ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Highwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Licking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <6>
- Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Mount Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Olive Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Rich Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Stark Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Vails Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Ralph ‑ Historic
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 community 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:
- Newark, which is the Seat of Licking County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hartford to Newark, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 314 miles [505.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,794 miles [10,933.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.2389, Longitude: -82.6867 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.268 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.485 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.717 degrees. |