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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 Reading, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reading 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 Reading:
- 43.494237, -72.596205
- 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 Reading
- 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 Reading 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 Reading
Communities Also Named Reading ...
We found one communities that are also named Reading.
Within Vermont, the name Reading is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Reading in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Schuyler County
- This Reading is located in Schuyler County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reading that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Reading.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reading ...
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.
- Downers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Fieldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Grahamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hartland Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Sheddsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From Reading 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 Reading to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reading and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reading to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reading) 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 Reading 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 Reading. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4942, Longitude: -72.5962 In this case, the coordinates for Reading have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.622 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.701 degrees. |
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