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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 Reedville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reedville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Reedville:
    • 43.262019, -72.657871
    • 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 Reedville
  • 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 Reedville is near Windham County and also Bennington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bennington 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 Reedville

Communities Also Named Reedville ...

We found eight communities that are also named Reedville.

Within Vermont, the name Reedville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Desha County
      • This Reedville is located in Desha County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Reedville.
    • Indiana
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Reedville [Hancock County].
    • Kentucky
      • Carter County
      • This Reedville is located in Carter County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Reedville.
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Reedville.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Reedville is located in Jefferson County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Reedville.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Reedville is located in Washington County and lies 2,443 miles [3,931.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Reedville.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This Reedville is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Reedville.
    • Virginia
      • Northumberland County
      • This Reedville is located in Northumberland County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Reedville that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Reedville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reedville ...

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.

  • Bondville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Downers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Downers is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
  • French Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • French Hollow is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hollow
  • Grahamville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Grahamville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
  • Greenbush
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Hardscrabble Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
  • Hemlock Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
  • Londonderry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nelsons Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
  • Peru
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Piper Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Piper Ridge is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Ridge
  • Spoonerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville

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

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reedville to Woodstock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reedville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Reedville 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reedville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Reedville 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 Reedville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2620, Longitude: -72.6579       In this case, the coordinates for Reedville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.812 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.663 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.847 degrees.