Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belmont Hill:
  • 42.270926, -71.796738
  • 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 Belmont Hill

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Belmont Hill is near Middlesex County and also Windham 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 Windham 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 Belmont Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belmont Hill ...

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.

• Burncoat
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
• Dorothy Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorothy Pond is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Pond
• Fairlawn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairlawn is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Heard Street
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
• Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• June Street
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • June Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Pinecrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Rice Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
• Salisbury Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Union Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• University Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • University Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
• Woodland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Belmont Hill 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 Belmont Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Belmont Hill to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,122 miles [6,633.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'