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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 Neyati, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Neyati 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 Neyati:
- 42.197316, -71.942574
- 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 Neyati
- 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 Neyati is near Windham County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden 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 Neyati
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Neyati ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Dodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dodge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Glen Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Heard Street
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heard Street is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
- Hillsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Jamesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Lambs Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lambs Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Lower Wire Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
- Mystic Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pondville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Union Chapel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
- Woodland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Camp Neyati 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 Neyati 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 Neyati and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Neyati 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 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 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 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 Neyati) 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 Neyati 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 Neyati. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1973, Longitude: -71.9426 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Neyati have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.528 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.166 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.05 degrees. |
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