Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rutland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rutland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rutland
- 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 Rutland:
- 43.610691, -72.972572
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rutland
- 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 Rutland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- Since Rutland is near Windsor County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Rutland ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Rutland.
Within Vermont, the name Rutland is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Rutland lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rutland that is located in Rutland County.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Rutland lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rutland that is located in Rutland County.
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rutland ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
- Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
- Cold River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Cold River is located in Rutland County
- Cuttingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuttingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuttingsville
- Cuttingsville is located in Rutland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuttingsville <5>
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Rutland County
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Pierces Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Corner
- Pierces Corner is located in Rutland County
- Pinnacle Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Ridge
- Pinnacle Ridge is located in Rutland County
- Ransomvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransomvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomvale
- Ransomvale is located in Rutland County
- Sugarwood Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Hill
- Sugarwood Hill is located in Rutland County
How Far From Rutland 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 city such as Rutland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rutland and extending to:
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rutland to Montpelier, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutland: www.rutlandtown.com/
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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- Rutland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rutland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6107, Longitude: -72.9726 |
| <2> | 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 Rutland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rutland 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rutland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.956 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.883 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.82 degrees. |