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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wolcott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolcott 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 Wolcott:
- 44.546770, -72.457971
- 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 Wolcott
- 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 Wolcott is near Caledonia County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Wolcott
Communities Also Named Wolcott ...
We found nine communities that are also named Wolcott.
Within Vermont, the name Wolcott is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Wolcott is located in Eagle County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<1> to the west of the Wolcott that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Wolcott.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Wolcott is located in New Haven County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south of the Wolcott that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Wolcott.
- Indiana
- White County
- This Wolcott is located in White County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wolcott that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Wolcott.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Wolcott [Scott County].
- Kansas
- Wyandotte County
- This Wolcott is located in Wyandotte County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wolcott that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Wolcott.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wolcott [Antrim County].
- Minnesota
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Wolcott [Rice County].
- New York
- Wayne County
- This Wolcott is located in Wayne County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wolcott that is located in Lamoille County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Wolcott.
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Wolcott [Converse County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolcott ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eden Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kents Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kents Corners is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Corners
- Mackville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Maple Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Pottersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
How Far From Wolcott 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 Wolcott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wolcott and extending to:
- Hyde Park, which is the Seat of Lamoille County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Wolcott to Montpelier, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,071 miles [6,551.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wolcott 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wolcott 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 Wolcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5468, Longitude: -72.4580 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.497 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.526 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.095 degrees. |
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