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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 Norwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwich 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 Norwich:
    • 43.744792, -72.318147
    • 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 Norwich
  • 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 Norwich is near Grafton County and also Orange 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 Orange 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 Norwich

Communities Also Named Norwich ...

We found two communities that are also named Norwich.

Within Vermont, the name Norwich is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Norwich is located in New London County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south of the Norwich that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Norwich.
    • New York
      • Chenango County
      • This Norwich is located in Chenango County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Norwich that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Norwich.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwich ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bragg is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
  • Centertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centertown is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Copper Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Copper Flat is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Copperfield is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Hardscrabble
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardscrabble is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Lyme
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
  • Lyme Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lyme Center is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
  • Pomfret
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Post Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Post Mills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
  • Union Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Village is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

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

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Norwich to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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 37 miles [59.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,093 miles [6,587 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Norwich) 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 Norwich 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 Norwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7448, Longitude: -72.3181       In this case, the coordinates for Norwich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.533 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.43 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.442 degrees.