Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Andover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Andover
- 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 Andover:
- 43.277297, -72.696762
- 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 Andover
- 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Andover is near Windham County and also Bennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windham County
- eBird sighting report for Bennington 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 Andover ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Andover.
Within Vermont, the name Andover is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Andover is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Andover that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Andover.
- Miami-Dade County
- This Andover is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the south southwest of the Andover that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Andover.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andover ...
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.
- Bondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <5>
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Windsor County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Downers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- French Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hollow
- French Hollow is located in Bennington County
- Grahamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Hardscrabble Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
- Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County
- Londonderry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <5>
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Peru is located in Bennington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
- Reedville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Spoonerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
- Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
How Far From Andover 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 Andover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andover and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Andover to Woodstock, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,536 miles [8,909.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andover. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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 Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Andover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2773, Longitude: -72.6968 In this case, the coordinates for Andover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Andover 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. |
| <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 Andover 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 304.834 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.69 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.857 degrees. |