Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Notown:
  • 43.695068, -72.718157
  • 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 Notown

• 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 Notown is near Rutland County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland 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 Notown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Notown ...

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.

• Brewers Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
• Cold River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold River is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
• Gaysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gaysville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
• Green Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Jerusalem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Michigan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Michigan is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Pomfret
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
• Prosper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prosper is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
• Rutland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutland is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <1>
• Sugarwood Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sugarwood Hill is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Hill
• Talcville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Talcville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Notown and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Notown 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north (N). 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'