Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goulding Village:
  • 42.541755, -72.109802
  • 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 Goulding Village

• 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 Goulding Village is near Franklin County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Goulding Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goulding Village ...

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.

• Dana ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Dana Center
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
• Eaglesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
• Glenallen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
• Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Otter River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter River is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
• Partridgeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
• Pitcherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goulding Village to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'