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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 Green Eyrie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Green Eyrie and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Green Eyrie:
    • 42.497314, -71.596734
    • 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 Green Eyrie
  • 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 Green Eyrie is near Middlesex County and also Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 Green Eyrie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Green Eyrie ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bolton is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
  • Five Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Corners is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Fryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fryville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryville
  • Fullerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fullerville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
  • Harvard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harvard is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
  • Harvard Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
  • Littleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • Shaker Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Still River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Still River is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
  • Willows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willows is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

How Far From Camp Green Eyrie 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 Green Eyrie 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 Green Eyrie and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Green Eyrie to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 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 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Green Eyrie) 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 Green Eyrie 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 Green Eyrie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4973, Longitude: -71.5967       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Green Eyrie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.278 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.934 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.743 degrees.