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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 Beartown:
43.189798, -73.129550
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.
We found fourteen communities that share the name Beartown.
Within Vermont, the name Beartown is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Hinsdale County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Beartown.
San Juan County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beartown [San Juan County].
Kentucky
Elliott County
This Beartown is located in Elliott County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Beartown.
Montana
Granite County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Beartown [Granite County].
New York
Clinton County
This Beartown is located in Clinton County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Beartown.
Oneida County
This Beartown is located in Oneida County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Beartown.
Warren County
This Beartown is located in Warren County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west northwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Beartown.
Ohio
Geauga County
This Beartown is located in Geauga County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Beartown.
Tuscarawas County
This Beartown is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the west southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Beartown.
Pennsylvania
Franklin County
This Beartown is located in Franklin County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Beartown.
Lancaster County
This Beartown is located in Lancaster County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Beartown.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Beartown is located in Sullivan County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Beartown.
West Virginia
McDowell County
This Beartown is located in McDowell County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Beartown.
Wyoming
Uinta County
This Beartown is located in Uinta County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<2> to the west of the Beartown that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Beartown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beartown ...
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 (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Beartown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beartown and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Beartown to Montpelier, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,558 miles [8,944.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,148 miles [6,675.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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 Beartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beartown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1898, Longitude: -73.1295 In this case, the coordinates for Beartown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Beartown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.112 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.987 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.103 degrees.