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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 Stockbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge:
    • 43.761733, -72.737047
    • 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 Stockbridge
  • 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 Stockbridge is near Rutland County and also Orange 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 Orange 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 Stockbridge

Communities Also Named Stockbridge ...

We found two communities that are also named Stockbridge.

Within Vermont, the name Stockbridge is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Stockbridge is located in Madison County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stockbridge that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stockbridge.
    • Wisconsin
      • Calumet County
      • This Stockbridge is located in Calumet County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stockbridge that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Stockbridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockbridge ...

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.

  • Beanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Beanville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanville
  • Brewers Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewers Corner is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers Corner
  • Gaysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaysville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
  • Jerusalem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jerusalem is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Michigan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Michigan is located in Rutland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan
  • Pomfret
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  • Prosper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Talcville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Talcville is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville

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

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stockbridge to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 402 miles [647 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stockbridge) 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 Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7617, Longitude: -72.7370       In this case, the coordinates for Stockbridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.789 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.721 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.632 degrees.