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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 North Hartland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Hartland:
- 43.592584, -72.353963
- 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 North 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 North Hartland is near Grafton County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 North Hartland
Communities Also Named North Hartland ...
We found one communities that are also named North Hartland.
Within Vermont, the name North Hartland is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named North Hartland in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Niagara County
- This North Hartland is located in Niagara County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west of the North Hartland that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of North Hartland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Bragg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bragg is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centertown is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cornish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cornish Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
- Cornish Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
- Fieldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hell Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
- Mill Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
How Far From North Hartland 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 North Hartland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Hartland and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from North 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 405 miles [651.8 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 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,100 miles [6,598.3 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- North 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 North 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 North Hartland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5926, Longitude: -72.3540 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.577 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.455 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.537 degrees. |
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