|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Hartford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hartford and the surrounding area.
- 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 West Hartford:
- 43.712292, -72.417593
- 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 West Hartford
- 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 West Hartford is near Grafton County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 West Hartford
Communities Also Named West Hartford ...
We found three communities that are also named West Hartford.
Within Vermont, the name West Hartford is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This West Hartford is located in Sebastian County and lies 1,313 miles [2,113.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Hartford that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of West Hartford.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This West Hartford is located in Hartford County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south of the West Hartford that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of West Hartford.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This West Hartford is located in Ralls County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west of the West Hartford that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of West Hartford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hartford ...
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.
- Bragg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bragg is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Centertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Copper Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copper Flat is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Fieldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Hartland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pomfret
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pomfret is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Prosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prosper is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Union Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
How Far From West Hartford to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as West Hartford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hartford and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from West Hartford to Montpelier, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Hartford) 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7123, Longitude: -72.4176 In this case, the coordinates for West Hartford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.599 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.506 degrees. |
|
|