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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 Plymouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plymouth 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 Plymouth:
- 43.522014, -72.721765
- 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 Plymouth
- 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 Plymouth is near Rutland County and also Sullivan 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 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 Plymouth
Communities Also Named Plymouth ...
We found five communities that are also named Plymouth.
Within Vermont, the name Plymouth is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Plymouth is located in Litchfield County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the south of the Plymouth that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Plymouth.
- New York
- Chenango County
- This Plymouth is located in Chenango County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plymouth that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Plymouth.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau County
- This Plymouth is located in Juneau County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juneau County community of Plymouth.
- Rock County
- This Plymouth is located in Rock County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Plymouth.
- Sheboygan County
- This Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km] to the west of the Plymouth that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Plymouth.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymouth ...
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.
- Bowlsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville
- Brewers Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Cold River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cold River is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Cuttingsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grahamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Greenbush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pierces Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pierces Corner is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prosper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sheddsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From Plymouth 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 Plymouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plymouth and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plymouth 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 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 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- Plymouth) 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5220, Longitude: -72.7218 In this case, the coordinates for Plymouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.746 degrees. |
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