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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 Loveland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loveland 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 Loveland:
    • 42.032597, -71.839516
    • 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 Loveland
  • 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 Loveland 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 Loveland

Communities Also Named Loveland ...

We found nine communities that are also named Loveland.

Within Massachusetts, the name Loveland is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Larimer County
      • This Loveland is located in Larimer County and lies 1,718 miles [2,764.9 km]<1> to the west of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Loveland.
    • Iowa
      • Pottawattamie County
      • This Loveland is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the west of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of Loveland.
    • Kansas
      • Sheridan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Loveland [Sheridan County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Loveland is located in Erie County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Loveland.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Loveland is located in Hamilton County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Loveland.
      • Mahoning County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Loveland.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tillman County
      • This Loveland is located in Tillman County and lies 1,548 miles [2,491.3 km]<1> to the west of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillman County community of Loveland.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Loveland is located in Knox County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Loveland.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Loveland is located in Pierce County and lies 2,468 miles [3,971.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loveland that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Loveland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loveland ...

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.

  • Chaseville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chaseville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • Clarkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarkville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
  • Graniteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Graniteville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Halfway House
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Halfway House is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Huntsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Lakeview Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Marions Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
  • Mechanicsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Roseland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland Park is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
  • Round Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Texas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Texas is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village

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

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Loveland to Worcester, with an average speed<4> 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 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 348 miles [560.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,549 miles [8,930.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,133 miles [6,651.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Loveland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Loveland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Loveland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Loveland 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 Loveland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0326, Longitude: -71.8395       In this case, the coordinates for Loveland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.095 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.086 degrees.