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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 Country View Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country View Estates 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 Country View Estates:
    • 42.095931, -71.437004
    • 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 Country View Estates
  • 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Since Country View Estates is near Worcester County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Country View Estates

Communities Also Named Country View Estates ...

We found three communities that are also named Country View Estates.

Within Massachusetts, the name Country View Estates is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km]<1> to the west of the Country View Estates that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Country View Estates.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Will County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the west of the Country View Estates that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Country View Estates.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Country View Estates is located in Butler County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west of the Country View Estates that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Country View Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country View Estates ...

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.

  • Benjamins Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Benjamins Landing is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamins Landing
  • Braggville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Braggville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
  • Burnt Swamp Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
  • Camp Breezy Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Camp Breezy Meadow is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Breezy Meadow
  • Caryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Caryville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Crooks Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Franklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • Happy Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
  • Maple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Rakeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rocky Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Unionville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Unionville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Country View Estates 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 Country View Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country View Estates and extending to:

  • Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Country View Estates to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 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 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country View Estates) 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 Country View Estates 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 Country View Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0959, Longitude: -71.4370       In this case, the coordinates for Country View Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.24 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.824 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.874 degrees.