Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baptist Village:
  • 42.047318, -72.470363
  • 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 Baptist Village

• 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 Hampden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
  • Since Baptist Village is near Tolland County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Baptist Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baptist Village ...

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.

• Butlerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Butlerville is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
• Chicopee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
• Crystal Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
• Forest Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Hazardville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazardville is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
• Indian Orchard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
• Kings Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
• Liberty Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Longmeadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
• Pine Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Red Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
• Shaker Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines

How Far From Baptist Village 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 Baptist Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Baptist Village and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Baptist Village to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,575 miles [8,972.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,160 miles [6,694.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'