Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fryville:
  • 42.408426, -71.619790
  • 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 Fryville

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since Fryville is near Middlesex County and also Norfolk 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 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 Fryville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fryville ...

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.

• Berlin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
• Bolton
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bolton is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,476 people
• Carterville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carterville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
• Five Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fullerville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fullerville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
• Harvard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harvard is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
• Robin Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Robin Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hill
• Still River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Still River is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still River
• Woodside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Woodside is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fryville to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 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 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'