Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in North Derby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Derby and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Derby

• 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 North Derby:
  • 45.005601, -72.171212
  • 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 North Derby

• 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 Orleans County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Orleans County
  • Since North Derby is near Essex County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Derby ...

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.

• Applegrove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegrove
• Cedarville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Derby Line
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Line
  • Derby Line is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby Line <2>
• Graniteville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
• Griffin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
• Judd's Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd's Mills
• Leadville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville
• Lime Kiln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Kiln came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island

How Far From North Derby 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 North Derby to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Newport, which is the Seat of Orleans County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from North Derby to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> 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 489 miles [787 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,043 miles [6,506.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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