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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 Simonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simonsville 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 Simonsville:
- 43.258025, -72.716165
- 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 Simonsville
- 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 Simonsville 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 Simonsville
Communities Also Named Simonsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Simonsville.
Within Vermont, the name Simonsville is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Simonsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Simonsville [Clark County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simonsville ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 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)
- Hardscrabble Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
- Londonderry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piper Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piper Ridge is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Ridge
- Reedville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Spoonerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
How Far From Simonsville 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 Simonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Simonsville and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Simonsville to Woodstock, with an average speed<4> 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 375 miles [603.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,127 miles [6,641.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Simonsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Simonsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Simonsville 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 Simonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2580, Longitude: -72.7162 In this case, the coordinates for Simonsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.703 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.876 degrees. |
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