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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 Gilbertville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilbertville 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 Gilbertville:
- 42.312306, -72.207214
- 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 Gilbertville
- 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 Gilbertville is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Gilbertville
Communities Also Named Gilbertville ...
We found three communities that are also named Gilbertville.
Within Massachusetts, the name Gilbertville is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the west of the Gilbertville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Gilbertville.
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Gilbertville is located in Oxford County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gilbertville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Gilbertville.
- Ontario
- This Gilbertville lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west of the Gilbertville that is located in Worcester County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbertville ...
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.
- Cold Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Dana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dana Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dana Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
- Duckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duckville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckville
- Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Greenwich ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Knights Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knights Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Marks Garrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
- Packardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Packardville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packardville
How Far From Gilbertville 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 Gilbertville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilbertville and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbertville to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,139 miles [6,661.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilbertville) 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 Gilbertville 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 Gilbertville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3123, Longitude: -72.2072 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.672 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.346 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.112 degrees. |
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