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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 East Lyndon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Lyndon 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 East Lyndon:
    • 44.519778, -71.957872
    • 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 East Lyndon
  • 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 East Lyndon ...

We found one communities that share the name East Lyndon.

Within Vermont, the name East Lyndon is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named East Lyndon in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the East Lyndon that is located in Caledonia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of East Lyndon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Lyndon ...

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.

  • Baptist Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
    • Baptist Hill is located in Essex County
  • Danville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
  • Greenbank Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
    • Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County
    • Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
    • Greenbank Village
    • Greenbanks
    • South Danville
  • Hartwellville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwellville
    • Hartwellville is located in Essex County
  • Miles Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
    • Miles Pond is located in Essex County
  • Moccasin Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
    • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
  • Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
    • Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County
  • Texas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Essex County
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Essex County

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

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

  • Saint Johnsbury, which is the Seat of Caledonia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from East Lyndon to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,051 miles [6,519.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Lyndon. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Lyndon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lyndon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5198, Longitude: -71.9579       In this case, the coordinates for East Lyndon 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 East Lyndon 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 304.189 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.177 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.866 degrees.









 

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