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 Stamford:
42.778692, -73.077881
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.
We found two communities that are also named Stamford.
Within Vermont, the name Stamford is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This Stamford is located in Fairfield County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stamford that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Stamford.
New York
Delaware County
This Stamford is located in Delaware County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stamford that is located in Bennington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Stamford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stamford ...
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.
Eastern Summit (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Eastern Summit is located in Berkshire County (MA)
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 Stamford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stamford and extending to:
Manchester, which is the Seat of Bennington County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Stamford to Manchester, with an average speed<2> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stamford) 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 Stamford 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 Stamford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7787, Longitude: -73.0779 In this case, the coordinates for Stamford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.136 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.946 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.281 degrees.