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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 Hartland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartland 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 Hartland:
- 43.566459, -72.434259
- 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 Hartland
- 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Since Hartland is near Sullivan County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Hartland
Communities Also Named Hartland ...
We found four communities that are also named Hartland.
Within Vermont, the name Hartland is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Hartland is located in Hartford County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hartland that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Hartland.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Hartland is located in Niagara County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hartland that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Hartland.
- Wisconsin
- Pierce County
- This Hartland is located in Pierce County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hartland that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Hartland.
- Shawano County
- This Hartland is located in Shawano County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hartland that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Hartland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartland ...
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.
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
- Cornish City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
- Fieldsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Four Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hell Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
- Mill Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
- Prosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sheddsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From Hartland 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 Hartland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartland and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Hartland to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 401 miles [645.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,104 miles [6,604.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hartland) 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 Hartland 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 Hartland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5665, Longitude: -72.4343 In this case, the coordinates for Hartland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.631 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.51 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.588 degrees. |
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