Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cheshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheshire and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cheshire
- 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 Cheshire:
- 42.562117, -73.165551
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cheshire
- 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 Berkshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- Since Cheshire is near Franklin County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cheshire ...
We found seven communities that share the name Cheshire.
Within Massachusetts, the name Cheshire is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New York
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Cheshire is located in Delaware County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cheshire that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Cheshire.
- Gallia County
- This Cheshire is located in Gallia County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cheshire that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Cheshire.
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheshire ...
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.
- Arnoldville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldville
- Arnoldville is located in Berkshire County
- Coltsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coltsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County
- Green Ridge Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge Park
- Green Ridge Park is located in Berkshire County
- Greylock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Little Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Egypt
- Little Egypt is located in Berkshire County
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Berkshire County
- Meadowvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale
- Meadowvale is located in Berkshire County
- Sweets Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweets Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Corner
- Sweets Corner is located in Berkshire County
- Victory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Victory Hill is located in Berkshire County
- Yankee Orchards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Orchards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Orchards
- Yankee Orchards is located in Berkshire County
How Far From Cheshire 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 Cheshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cheshire and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Berkshire County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cheshire to Pittsfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,584 miles [8,986.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,172 miles [6,714.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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- Cheshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5621, Longitude: -73.1656 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cheshire could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cheshire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.218 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.002 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.426 degrees. |