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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 Cold River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cold River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cold River:
    • 43.539514, -72.875103
    • 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 Cold River
  • 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 Cold River ...

We found one communities that share the name Cold River.

Within Vermont, the name Cold River is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Cold River in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Cold River is located in Cheshire County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cold River that is located in Rutland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Cold River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold River ...

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.

  • Bowlsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
    • Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
  • Brewers Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
    • Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
  • Cuttingsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttingsville
    • Cuttingsville is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuttingsville <3>
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Rutland County
  • Mount Holly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pierces Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
    • Pierces Corner is located in Rutland County
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rutland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cold River and extending to:

  • Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Cold River to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cold River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cold River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5395, Longitude: -72.8751       In this case, the coordinates for Cold River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cold River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.906 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.815 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.81 degrees.




 

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