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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 Heath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heath 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 Heath:
- 42.673595, -72.821966
- 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 Heath
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Heath is near Windham County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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 Heath
Communities Also Named Heath ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Heath.
Within Massachusetts, the name Heath is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Heath is located in Covington County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Heath.
- Alberta
- This Heath lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- Colorado
- Kiowa County
- This Heath is located in Kiowa County and lies 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the west of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Heath.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Heath is located in Sussex County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Heath.
- Georgia
- Burke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Heath [Burke County].
- Idaho
- Washington County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Heath [Washington County].
- Indiana
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Heath [Boone County].
- Tippecanoe County
- This Heath is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the west of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Heath.
- Kansas
- Lane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Heath [Lane County].
- Kentucky
- McCracken County
- This Heath is located in McCracken County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCracken County community of Heath.
- Minnesota
- Pipestone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Heath [Pipestone County].
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Heath is located in Fergus County and lies 1,792 miles [2,883.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Heath.
- Nebraska
- Banner County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Banner County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banner County community of Heath.
- New York
- Ulster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Heath [Ulster County].
- North Carolina
- Lenoir County
- This Heath is located in Lenoir County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Heath.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Heath is located in Belmont County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Heath.
- Licking County
- This Heath is located in Licking County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the west southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Heath.
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Heath is located in Mercer County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Heath.
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Heath [Dickson County].
- Johnson County
- This Heath is located in Johnson County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Heath.
- Texas
- Rockwall County
- This Heath is located in Rockwall County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockwall County community of Heath.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Heath is located in Davis County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the west of the Heath that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Heath.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heath ...
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 Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baptist Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corner
- Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dodge Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodge Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Eastern Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastern Summit is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Summit
- Elm Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foundry Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Green River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- King Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- King Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
- Lyonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyonsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Packer Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Packer Corner is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Corner
- Shirkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shirkshire is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirkshire
How Far From Heath to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heath and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heath to Greenfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,565 miles [8,956 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Heath could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Heath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heath 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 Heath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6736, Longitude: -72.8220 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.994 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.769 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.214 degrees. |
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