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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 Richford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Richford 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 Richford:
    • 45.011156, -72.585956
    • 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 Richford
  • 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 Richford ...

We found two communities that share the name East Richford.

There is one other community in Vermont which is also named East Richford.

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

  • Communities Located In Vermont ...
    • Orleans County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of East Richford [Orleans County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Tioga County
      • This East Richford is located in Tioga County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the East Richford that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of East Richford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Richford ...

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.

  • Gordon Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
  • Grey Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Rock came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • Hectorville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
    • Hectorville is located in Franklin County
  • Highwater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Jay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
  • Joy Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
  • Mansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansville
  • Nine Holes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Holes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Holes
  • Peabody
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peabody came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Province Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Province Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Province Hill
  • Stevens Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mills
    • Stevens Mills is located in Orleans County

How Far From East Richford to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Richford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Richford to Saint Albans, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,061 miles [6,535.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that East Richford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- East Richford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Richford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0112, Longitude: -72.5860       In this case, the coordinates for East Richford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Richford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.505 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.614 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.915 degrees.









 

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