Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Vergennes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vergennes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Vergennes
- 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 Vergennes:
- 44.166904, -73.255614
- 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 Vergennes
- 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 Addison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Addison County
- Since Vergennes is near Essex County and also Chittenden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Chittenden 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 Vergennes ...
We found two communities that share the name Vergennes.
Within Vermont, the name Vergennes is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vergennes ...
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.
- Cedar Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Cedar Beach is located in Chittenden County
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
- Chimney Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Chimney Point is located in Addison County
- Craterclub
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craterclub
- Craterclub is located in Essex County (NY)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
- Mineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineville
- Mineville is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineville <4>
- Rock Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
- Rock Landing is located in Addison County
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Dale
- Rocky Dale is located in Addison County
- Willow Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Willow Point is located in Addison County
How Far From Vergennes to ...
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 city such as Vergennes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vergennes and extending to:
- Middlebury, which is the Seat of Addison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vergennes to Middlebury, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). 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 412 miles [663 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vergennes: www.vergennes.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vergennes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vergennes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1669, Longitude: -73.2556 In this case, the coordinates for Vergennes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Vergennes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Vergennes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.084 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.676 degrees. |