Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Waterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waterville

• 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 Waterville:
  • 44.713660, -72.732902
  • 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 Waterville

• 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 Lamoille County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamoille County
  • Since Waterville is near Franklin County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Waterville

Communities Also Named Waterville ...

We found one communities that are also named Waterville.

Within Vermont, the name Waterville is unique.

Beyond Vermont, there is another community also named Waterville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Pepin County
    • This Waterville is located in Pepin County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west of the Waterville that is located in Lamoille County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pepin County community of Waterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterville ...

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.

• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cloverdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Eden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
• Eden Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eden Mills is located in Lamoille County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Mills <2>
• Egypt ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Gilberts Tannery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gilberts Tannery is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Tannery
• Hectorville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hectorville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hectorville
• Huntsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville

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

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

• Hyde Park, which is the Seat of Lamoille County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Waterville to Hyde Park, 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 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>'