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We found seven communities that are also named Putney.
There is one other community in Vermont that is also named Putney.
Beyond Vermont, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Vermont ...
Rutland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Putney [Rutland County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Colorado
Pueblo County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Putney [Pueblo County].
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Putney is located in Fairfield County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Putney that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Putney.
Georgia
Dougherty County
This Putney is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Putney that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Putney.
Kentucky
Harlan County
This Putney is located in Harlan County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Putney that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Putney.
South Dakota
Brown County
This Putney is located in Brown County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Putney that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Putney.
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Putney is located in Kanawha County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Putney that is located in Windham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Putney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Putney ...
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.
Christian Hollow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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 Putney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Putney and extending to:
Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Putney to Montpelier, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,129 miles [6,645 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Putney could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
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- Putney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Putney 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 Putney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9748, Longitude: -72.5218 In this case, the coordinates for Putney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.77 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.567 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.927 degrees.