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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 Hydeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hydeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hydeville:
    • 42.682864, -72.071747
    • 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 Hydeville
  • 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 Hydeville is near Cheshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Hydeville

Communities Also Named Hydeville ...

We found four communities that are also named Hydeville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Hydeville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Hydeville is located in Tolland County and lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hydeville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Hydeville.
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This Hydeville is located in Broome County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hydeville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Hydeville.
      • Chenango County
      • This Hydeville is located in Chenango County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the west of the Hydeville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chenango County community of Hydeville.
    • Vermont
      • Rutland County
      • This Hydeville is located in Rutland County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hydeville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Hydeville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hydeville ...

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 Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
  • Blissville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blissville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
  • Cutter Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
  • Glenallen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Jones Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Lane Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
  • Otter River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
  • Partridgeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
  • Pitcherville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hydeville and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hydeville to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 368 miles [592.2 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 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hydeville) 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 Hydeville 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 Hydeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6829, Longitude: -72.0717       In this case, the coordinates for Hydeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.538 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.866 degrees.