Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Norwich:
  • 43.763674, -72.372356
  • 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 Norwich

• 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 Norwich is near Orange County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Norwich

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Norwich ...

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 southeast)
  • Bragg is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
• Centertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centertown is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Copper Flat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Copper Flat is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Copperfield is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Lyme
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyme
  • From West Norwich to Lyme
• Pomfret
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomfret is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
• Post Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Mills is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Post Mills
  • From West Norwich to Post Mills
• Union Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Union Village is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

How Far From West Norwich 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 West Norwich to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Norwich and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Norwich to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'