Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hodges 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 Hodges Village:
  • 42.118151, -71.880906
  • 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 Hodges 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 Hodges Village is near Windham County and also Providence 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 Providence 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 Hodges Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hodges 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.

• Bramanville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bramanville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Chaseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chaseville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
• Dodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Glen Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Lakeview Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Loveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Loveland is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Marions Camp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
• Mystic Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
• Pondville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pondville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Texas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Texas is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tufts Village ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
• Woodland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Hodges 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 Hodges 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 Hodges Village and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hodges Village to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 350 miles [563.3 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 5,548 miles [8,928.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'