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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 Dodge Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dodge Corner 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 Dodge Corner:
    • 42.600085, -72.842595
    • 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 Dodge Corner
  • 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 Dodge Corner ...

We found two communities that share the name Dodge Corner.

There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Dodge Corner.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Dodge Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Dodge Corner [Essex County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Waldo County
      • This Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Dodge Corner that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Dodge Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dodge 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.

  • Baptist Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corner
    • Baptist Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Dell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Franklin County
  • Eastern Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Summit
    • Eastern Summit is located in Berkshire County
  • Elm Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
    • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Florida
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
    • Florida is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Foundry Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
    • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
  • King Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
    • King Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Lyonsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
    • Lyonsville is located in Franklin County
  • Shirkshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirkshire
    • Shirkshire is located in Franklin County
  • Spruce Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
    • Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Swift River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
    • Swift River is located in Hampshire County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dodge Corner and extending to:

  • Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Dodge Corner to Greenfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,156 miles [6,688.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dodge Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dodge Corner 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dodge Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dodge Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6001, Longitude: -72.8426       In this case, the coordinates for Dodge Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Dodge Corner 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 305.017 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.782 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.26 degrees.




 

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