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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 Babson Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babson Park 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 Babson Park:
- 42.298708, -71.259500
- 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 Babson Park
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Babson Park is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Babson Park
Communities Also Named Babson Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Babson Park.
Within Massachusetts, the name Babson Park is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Babson Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Polk County
- This Babson Park is located in Polk County and lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Babson Park that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Babson Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babson Park ...
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.
- Camp Mary Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
- Camp Ted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Ted is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ted
- Cedarwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Farm Street Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Street Station is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Street Station
- Grantville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Greenlodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Piety Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Readville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Reservoir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reservoir is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Silver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Strawberry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
- Tower Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
How Far From Babson Park 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 Babson Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babson Park and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Babson Park to Boston, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Babson Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Babson Park 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 Babson Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2987, Longitude: -71.2595 In this case, the coordinates for Babson Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.104 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.692 degrees. |
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