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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 Satans Kingdom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Satans Kingdom 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 Satans Kingdom:
    • 43.876452, -73.064280
    • 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 Satans Kingdom
  • 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 Addison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Addison County
    • Since Satans Kingdom is near Rutland County and also Windsor 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 Windsor 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 Satans Kingdom

Communities Also Named Satans Kingdom ...

We found one communities that are also named Satans Kingdom.

Within Vermont, the name Satans Kingdom is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Satans Kingdom in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Franklin County
      • This Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Satans Kingdom that is located in Addison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Satans Kingdom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Satans Kingdom ...

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.

  • Branch School ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Branch School is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch School
  • Bread Loaf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bread Loaf is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Loaf
  • Cornwall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fernville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fernville is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernville
  • Forest Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Piper Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Piper Crossing is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Crossing
  • Salisbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salisbury Station is located in Addison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Station
  • Sugar Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Hollow is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow

How Far From Satans Kingdom to ...

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 Satans Kingdom to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Middlebury, which is the Seat of Addison County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Satans Kingdom to Middlebury, 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Satans Kingdom) 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 Satans Kingdom 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 Satans Kingdom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8765, Longitude: -73.0643       In this case, the coordinates for Satans Kingdom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.975 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.949 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.73 degrees.