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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Isle La Motte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Isle La Motte 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 Isle La Motte:
    • 44.866430, -73.331243
    • 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 Isle La Motte
  • 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 Isle La Motte ...

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.

  • Chazy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chazy Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chazy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chazy Landing
    • Chazy Landing is located in Clinton County (NY)
  • Clarenceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
  • Georgia Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
    • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
  • Gordon Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
    • Gordon Landing is located in Grand Isle County
  • Grand Isle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
    • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <1>
  • Grand Isle Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle Station
    • Grand Isle Station is located in Grand Isle County
  • Highgate Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Springs
    • Highgate Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Springs <1>
  • Pearl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
  • Rocky Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Clinton County (NY)

How Far From Isle La Motte to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Isle La Motte to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Isle La Motte and extending to:

  • North Hero, which is the Seat of Grand Isle County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Isle La Motte to Montpelier, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Isle La Motte. 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>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>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- Isle La Motte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Isle La Motte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8664, Longitude: -73.3312       In this case, the coordinates for Isle La Motte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Isle La Motte to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.997 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.14 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.358 degrees.









 

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