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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 Montpelier Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Montpelier Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for East Montpelier Center
  • 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 Montpelier Center:
    • 44.283670, -72.525385
    • 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 Montpelier Center
  • 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 East Montpelier Center ...

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 north)
  • Edgewater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Foxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
    • Foxville is located in Orange County
  • Graniteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Washington County
  • Kents Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Maple Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
    • Maple Corner is located in Washington County
  • Middlesex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Orange
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Shady Rill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Upper Graniteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
    • Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County

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

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

  • Montpelier, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies just to the west southwest (WSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Montpelier Center to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- East Montpelier Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Montpelier Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2837, Longitude: -72.5254       In this case, the coordinates for East Montpelier Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Montpelier Center 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 304.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.574 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.264 degrees.









 

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