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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 Boylston Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center:
- 42.352530, -71.735038
- 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 Boylston Center
- 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 Boylston Center is near Middlesex County and also Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Boylston Center
Communities Also Named Boylston Center ...
We found one communities that are also named Boylston Center.
Within Massachusetts, the name Boylston Center is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Boylston Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Boylston Center is located in Oswego County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boylston Center that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Boylston Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boylston Center ...
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.
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burncoat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burncoat is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
- Carterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Fullerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Salisbury Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boylston Center 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 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Boylston Center to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 366 miles [589 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 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boylston Center) 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 Boylston Center 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 Boylston Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3525, Longitude: -71.7350 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.382 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.879 degrees. |
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