Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westford
- 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 Westford:
- 44.611994, -73.008745
- 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 Westford
- 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 Chittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chittenden County
- Since Westford is near Franklin County and also Lamoille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Lamoille 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 Westford ...
We found eight communities that share the name Westford.
Within Vermont, the name Westford is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Westford lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westford that is located in Chittenden County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westford ...
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.
- Butlers Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corners
- Butlers Corners is located in Chittenden County
- Chimney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
- Chimney Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
- Cozy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Georgia Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Franklin County
- Malletts Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Pages Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Shipman Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipman Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman Hill
- Shipman Hill is located in Chittenden County
- Stevensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in Chittenden County
- Walnut Ledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ledge
- Walnut Ledge is located in Chittenden County
How Far From Westford 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 Westford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westford and extending to:
- Burlington, which is the Seat of Chittenden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westford to Burlington, with an average speed<5> 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 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 445 miles [716.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Westford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6120, Longitude: -73.0087 In this case, the coordinates for Westford 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Westford 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Westford 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 304.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.912 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.33 degrees. |