Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Crooks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crooks Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crooks Corner

• 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 Crooks Corner:
  • 42.025098, -71.490339
  • 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 Crooks Corner

• 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 Crooks Corner is near Worcester County and also Providence 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 Providence 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 Crooks Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crooks Corner ...

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 southwest)
  • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
• Diamond Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Forestdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Globe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Hamlet
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Manville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Manville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Maple Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Rakeville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
• Slatersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
• Social
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Social is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
• Union Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

How Far From Crooks Corner 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 Crooks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crooks Corner and extending to:

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crooks Corner to Dedham, 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 most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 32 miles [51.5 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 over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,535 miles [8,907.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'