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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 Hundred Acre Lot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hundred Acre Lot 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 Hundred Acre Lot:
- 42.097319, -71.668956
- 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 Hundred Acre Lot
- 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 Hundred Acre Lot is near Providence County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Hundred Acre Lot
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hundred Acre Lot ...
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 northwest)
- Bramanville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
- Branch Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dorothy Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy Pond is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Pond
- Fisherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fisherville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forestdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Graniteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graniteville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Halfway House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Ironstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironstone is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
- Lakeview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Loveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Maple Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Marions Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
- Round Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Slatersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Union Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
How Far From Hundred Acre Lot to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hundred Acre Lot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hundred Acre Lot and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hundred Acre Lot to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 36 miles [57.9 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six 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 5,540 miles [8,915.8 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- Hundred Acre Lot) 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 Hundred Acre Lot 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 Hundred Acre Lot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0973, Longitude: -71.6690 In this case, the coordinates for Hundred Acre Lot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.379 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.977 degrees. |
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