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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cambridge Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cambridge Junction:
- 44.649217, -72.813461
- 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 Cambridge Junction
- 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 Lamoille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamoille County
- Since Cambridge Junction is near Franklin County and also Chittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chittenden 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 Cambridge Junction
Communities Also Named Cambridge Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Cambridge Junction.
Within Vermont, the name Cambridge Junction is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Cambridge Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- This Cambridge Junction is located in Lenawee County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cambridge Junction that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Cambridge Junction.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge Junction ...
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.
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cozy Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cozy Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eden Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gilberts Tannery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gilberts Tannery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Tannery
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pages Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Stevensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stevensville is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
How Far From Cambridge Junction to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cambridge Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Junction and extending to:
- Hyde Park, which is the Seat of Lamoille County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cambridge Junction to Hyde Park, with an average speed<3> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cambridge Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6492, Longitude: -72.8135 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.215 degrees. |
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