Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Birds 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 Birds Hill:
  • 42.275098, -71.211999
  • 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 Birds 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Birds Hill 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 Birds Hill

Communities Also Named Birds Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Birds Hill.

Within Massachusetts, the name Birds Hill is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Birds Hill in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Birds Hill lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Birds Hill that is located in Norfolk County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Birds 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.

• Camp Mary Day
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Greenlodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Longwood Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longwood Station is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Station
• Milton Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Mount Hope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Readville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Readville is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
• Reservoir
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reservoir is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
• Riverview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Birds Hill 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Birds Hill to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 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 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'