Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Countryside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Countryside
- 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 Countryside:
- 42.442040, -71.193944
- 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 Countryside
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Countryside is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Countryside ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Countryside.
Within Massachusetts, the name Countryside is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Countryside is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,760 miles [2,832.4 km]<1> to the west of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Countryside.
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Countryside [Pinellas County].
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Countryside is located in Cook County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Countryside.
- Kane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Countryside [Kane County].
- Kendall County
- This Countryside is located in Kendall County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km] to the west of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Countryside.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Countryside [Lake County].
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Countryside is located in Johnson County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the west of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Countryside.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Countryside is located in Charles County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Countryside.
- Howard County
- This Countryside is located in Howard County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west southwest of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Countryside.
- Washington County
- This Countryside is located in Washington County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Countryside.
- Missouri
- Platte County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Countryside [Platte County].
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Countryside is located in Knox County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Countryside.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Countryside is located in Loudoun County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Countryside that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Countryside.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside ...
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.
- Camp Ted
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Havenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenville
- Havenville is located in Middlesex County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Piety Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piety Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
- Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Shaker Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Glen
- Shaker Glen is located in Middlesex County
- Shakerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerhill
- Shakerhill is located in Middlesex County
- Strawberry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
- Strawberry Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Winter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Woods Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Middlesex County
How Far From Countryside 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 Countryside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Countryside and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Countryside to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Countryside. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Countryside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Countryside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4420, Longitude: -71.1939 In this case, the coordinates for Countryside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Countryside 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 Countryside 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 304.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.589 degrees. |