Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Brattleboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brattleboro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brattleboro

• 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 Brattleboro:
  • 42.862026, -72.618703
  • 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 Brattleboro

• 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 Windham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Since Brattleboro is near Cheshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Brattleboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brattleboro ...

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.

• Dole Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
• Elm Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Foundry Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
• Goose City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose City is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
• Green River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green River is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Harmonyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Harmonyville is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
• Lyonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyonsville is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
• Packer Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Packer Corner is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Corner
• Satans Kingdom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom

How Far From Brattleboro 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 Brattleboro to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brattleboro and extending to:

• Newfane, which is the Seat of Windham County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Brattleboro to Montpelier, with an average speed<3>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,137 miles [6,657.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'