Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chestnut Hill Meeting House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Hill Meeting House and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chestnut Hill Meeting House

• 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 Chestnut Hill Meeting House:
  • 42.045098, -71.578120
  • 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 Chestnut Hill Meeting House

• 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 Chestnut Hill Meeting House is near Providence County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Chestnut Hill Meeting House

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Hill Meeting House ...

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.

• Branch Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
• Centerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crooks Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
• Forestdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Globe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Halfway House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Halfway House is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
• Hamlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Ironstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironstone is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
• Maple Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Rakeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
• Slatersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
• Social
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Social is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
• Union Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

How Far From Chestnut Hill Meeting House to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chestnut Hill Meeting House to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chestnut Hill Meeting House and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Hill Meeting House 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 five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,121 miles [6,632.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'