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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 Hubbardston Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hubbardston Station 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 Hubbardston Station:
- 42.482106, -71.987710
- 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 Hubbardston Station
- 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 Hubbardston Station is near Middlesex County and also Franklin 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 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 Hubbardston Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbardston Station ...
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 Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dana Center is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
- Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Gates Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Glenallen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Lane Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Otter River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Partridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
- Pitcherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
- Pratts Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ruralville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Hubbardston Station 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 Hubbardston Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hubbardston Station and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hubbardston Station to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 48 miles [77.2 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,123 miles [6,635.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hubbardston Station) 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 Hubbardston Station 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 Hubbardston Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4821, Longitude: -71.9877 In this case, the coordinates for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.515 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.928 degrees. |
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