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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 Edgeworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgeworth 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 Edgeworth:
    • 42.418985, -71.080052
    • 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 Edgeworth
  • 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 Edgeworth ...

We found four communities that share the name Edgeworth.

Within Massachusetts, the name Edgeworth is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgeworth that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Edgeworth.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Edgeworth lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Edgeworth that is located in Middlesex County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Edgeworth [Sullivan County].
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Edgeworth is located in Bell County and lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Edgeworth that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Edgeworth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgeworth ...

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.

  • Boston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cottage Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
    • Cottage Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Crescent Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
    • Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Downtown Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downtown Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downtown Crossing
    • Downtown Crossing is located in Suffolk County
  • Everett
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
    • Everett is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 people
  • Farm Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farm Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
    • Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Fells
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
    • Fells is located in Middlesex County
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
  • Longwood Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Station
    • Longwood Station is located in Norfolk County
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County
  • Pleasant Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shakerhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • 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 northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Winter Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Wyoming
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Middlesex County

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Edgeworth 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 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgeworth. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgeworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgeworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4190, Longitude: -71.0801       In this case, the coordinates for Edgeworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edgeworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Edgeworth 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 303.979 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.585 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.55 degrees.









 

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