Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugar Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Hollow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Hollow
- 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 Sugar Hollow:
- 43.762010, -73.022888
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sugar Hollow
- 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 Rutland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rutland County
- Since Sugar Hollow is near Addison County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Addison County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sugar Hollow ...
We found one communities that share the name Sugar Hollow.
Within Vermont, the name Sugar Hollow is unique.
Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Sugar Hollow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Sugar Hollow is located in Carter County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sugar Hollow that is located in Rutland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Sugar Hollow.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Hollow ...
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.
- Fernville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Forest Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dale
- Forest Dale is located in Rutland County
- Michigan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Rutland County
- Pinnacle Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Ridge
- Pinnacle Ridge is located in Rutland County
- Ransomvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransomvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomvale
- Ransomvale is located in Rutland County
- Satans Kingdom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satans Kingdom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
- Satans Kingdom is located in Addison County
- Sugarwood Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarwood Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarwood Hill
- Sugarwood Hill is located in Rutland County
How Far From Sugar Hollow 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 Sugar Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugar Hollow and extending to:
- Rutland, which is the Seat of Rutland County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Hollow to Rutland, 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 40 miles [64.4 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Hollow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
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- Sugar Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7620, Longitude: -73.0229 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Sugar Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.966 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.768 degrees. |