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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 Fryeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fryeville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fryeville:
- 42.627864, -72.225083
- 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 Fryeville
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fryeville ...
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 Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County
- Blissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Blissville is located in Franklin County
- Eaglesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
- Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
- Glenallen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenallen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County
- Mayo Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
- Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Otter River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Partridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
- Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Sky Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Farm
- Sky Farm is located in Franklin County
How Far From Fryeville 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 Fryeville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fryeville and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fryeville to Worcester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fryeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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- Fryeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fryeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6279, Longitude: -72.2251 In this case, the coordinates for Fryeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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 Fryeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.638 degrees. |
<6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.361 degrees. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.964 degrees. |
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