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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 Camp Collier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Collier 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 Camp Collier:
- 42.618977, -71.963966
- 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 Camp Collier
- 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 Camp Collier is near Middlesex County and also Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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 Camp Collier
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Collier ...
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.
- Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bank is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Cutter Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- High Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lane Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Otter River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Partridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
- Pitcherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
- Rogersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
How Far From Camp Collier 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 Camp Collier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Camp Collier and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Collier to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 6,242 miles [10,045.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Collier) 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 Camp Collier 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 Camp Collier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6190, Longitude: -71.9640 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Collier have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.481 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.849 degrees. |
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