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:
- 43.623588, -96.945055
- 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 Minnehaha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Minnehaha County
- Since Hartford is near McCook County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCook County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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.
Within South Dakota, the name Hartford is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 32 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- 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 1,070 miles [1,722 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha 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 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha 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 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha 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 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Nova Scotia
- This Hartford lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha 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.<2> 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 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha 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 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the east of the Hartford that is located in Minnehaha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Hartford.
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- 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.
- Baltic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <5>
- Crooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
- Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <5>
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Minnehaha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Minnehaha County
- Estimated population in 2014: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Pumpkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Rumpus Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumpus Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpus Ridge
- Rumpus Ridge is located in McCook County
- Skyline Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Skyline Heights is located in Minnehaha County
- Tea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Tea is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <5>
How Far From Hartford 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 city 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:
- Sioux Falls, which is the Seat of Minnehaha County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hartford to Sioux Falls, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 43.6236, Longitude: -96.9451 In this case, the coordinates for Hartford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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> | 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 320.896 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.957 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.972 degrees. |