Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Topsham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topsham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Topsham
- 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 Topsham:
- 44.128119, -72.255096
- 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 Topsham
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Topsham is near Caledonia County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topsham ...
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.
- Boltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Boltonville is located in Caledonia County
- Cookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Foxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Kennedy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
- Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
- Mosquitoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosquitoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosquitoville
- Mosquitoville is located in Caledonia County
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Peach Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Four Corners
- Peach Four Corners is located in Orange County
- Upper Graniteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
- Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Waits River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits River
- Waits River is located in Orange County
How Far From Topsham 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 Topsham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Topsham and extending to:
- Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Topsham to Chelsea, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 18 miles [29 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,485 miles [8,827.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,077 miles [6,561.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Topsham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Topsham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Topsham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1281, Longitude: -72.2551 In this case, the coordinates for Topsham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Topsham 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 304.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.214 degrees. |