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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 Eastview Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastview Park 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 Eastview Park:
    • 42.400929, -71.214778
    • 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 Eastview Park
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
    • Since Eastview Park is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Eastview Park

Communities Also Named Eastview Park ...

We found one communities that are also named Eastview Park.

Within Massachusetts, the name Eastview Park is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Eastview Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Eastview Park is located in Wicomico County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastview Park that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Eastview Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastview Park ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Camp Ted is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ted
  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Countryside is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lincoln
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
  • Piety Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Shaker Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Shaker Glen is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Glen
  • Shakerhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shakerhill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerhill
  • Silver Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Strawberry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Strawberry Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill

How Far From Eastview Park to ...

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Eastview Park to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastview Park) 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 Eastview Park 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 Eastview Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4009, Longitude: -71.2148       In this case, the coordinates for Eastview Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.062 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.676 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.62 degrees.