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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 Sharon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon 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 Sharon:
    • 43.788402, -72.436762
    • 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 Sharon
  • 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 Sharon is near Orange County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Sharon

Communities Also Named Sharon ...

We found four communities that are also named Sharon.

Within Vermont, the name Sharon is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This Sharon is located in Litchfield County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sharon that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Sharon.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Sharon is located in Schoharie County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharon that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Sharon.
    • Wisconsin
      • Portage County
      • This Sharon is located in Portage County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Sharon.
      • Walworth County
      • This Sharon is located in Walworth County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the west of the Sharon that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Sharon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon ...

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.

  • Bragg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bragg is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
  • Centertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Centertown is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Centerville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Copper Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper Flat is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Pomfret
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Post Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Post Mills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
  • Prosper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prosper is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
  • Union Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Union Village is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

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

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sharon to Woodstock, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 33 miles [53.1 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 just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Sharon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sharon 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 Sharon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7884, Longitude: -72.4368       In this case, the coordinates for Sharon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.599 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.476 degrees.