Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Farm Street Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Farm Street Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farm Street Station

• 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 Farm Street Station:
  • 42.210931, -71.314224
  • 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 Farm Street Station

• 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 Farm Street Station is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Farm Street Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farm Street Station ...

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 Bob White
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Camp Bob White is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bob White
• Camp Breezy Meadow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Camp Breezy Meadow is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Breezy Meadow
• Camp Mary Day
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
• Caryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Caryville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
• Cedar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Grantville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grantville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Greenlodge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
• Plimptonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
• Pondville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Rockville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Summer Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
• Workmans Circle Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Workmans Circle Camp is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Circle Camp

How Far From Farm Street Station to ...

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

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Farm Street Station to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,103 miles [6,603.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'