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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 Sheldon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Sheldon 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 North Sheldon:
    • 44.910601, -72.907078
    • 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 Sheldon
  • 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 North Sheldon ...

We found one communities that share the name North Sheldon.

Within Vermont, the name North Sheldon is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named North Sheldon in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Wyoming County
      • This North Sheldon is located in Wyoming County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the North Sheldon that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of North Sheldon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Sheldon ...

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.

  • Camp Grounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Grounds
    • Camp Grounds is located in Franklin County
  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Egypt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Franklin County
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Gilberts Tannery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilberts Tannery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Tannery
    • Gilberts Tannery is located in Franklin County
  • Greens Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
    • Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
  • Highgate Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Center
    • Highgate Center is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highgate Center <4>
  • Highgate Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgate Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate Falls
    • Highgate Falls is located in Franklin County
  • Highgate Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Hunter Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Mills
  • Joy Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Hill
  • Pigeon Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill

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

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

  • Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Sheldon to Saint Albans, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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- North Sheldon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Sheldon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9106, Longitude: -72.9071       In this case, the coordinates for North Sheldon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 North Sheldon 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 304.723 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.841 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.126 degrees.




 

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