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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 Ironstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironstone 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 Ironstone:
- 42.028431, -71.610620
- 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 Ironstone
- 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 Ironstone is near Providence County and also Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Ironstone
Communities Also Named Ironstone ...
We found one communities that are also named Ironstone.
Within Massachusetts, the name Ironstone is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Ironstone in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Ironstone is located in Berks County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ironstone that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Ironstone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironstone ...
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.
- Branch Village
(3 miles [4.8 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 north)
- Centerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Crooks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
- Field Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Field Station is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Graniteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Halfway House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway House is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Hamlet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mapleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mapleville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Slatersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville
- Social
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Social is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
- Union Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
How Far From Ironstone 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 Ironstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ironstone and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ironstone to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,246 miles [10,052 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ironstone) 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 Ironstone 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 Ironstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0284, Longitude: -71.6106 In this case, the coordinates for Ironstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.353 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.986 degrees. |
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