Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calais:
  • 44.365890, -72.465940
  • 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 Calais

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Calais is near Lamoille County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lamoille County
  • eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calais ...

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.

• Adamant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamant
  • Adamant is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamant <1>
• Edgewater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Washington County
• Kents Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
  • Kents Corners is located in Washington County
• Mackville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Caledonia County
• Maple Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
  • Maple Corner is located in Washington County
• Middlesex
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
  • Middlesex is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesex <1>
• Pottersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Pottersville is located in Lamoille County
• Shady Rill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rill
  • Shady Rill is located in Washington County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Calais and extending to:

• Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calais to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Calais. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/