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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 Kinneywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Kinneywood 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 Kinneywood:
    • 42.297315, -71.862017
    • 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 Kinneywood
  • 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 Kinneywood 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 Camp Kinneywood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Kinneywood ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
  • Cherry Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Heard Street
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
  • Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Island is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Jamesville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • June Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • June Street is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lambs Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lambs Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
  • Rice Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Salisbury Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
    • Sandy Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • University Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • University Park is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • Woodland Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Camp Kinneywood 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 Camp Kinneywood 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 Kinneywood and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Kinneywood to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six 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 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Kinneywood) 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 Kinneywood 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 Kinneywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2973, Longitude: -71.8620       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Kinneywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.466 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.112 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.964 degrees.