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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 Medfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Medfield 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 Medfield:
- 42.187598, -71.306445
- 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 Medfield
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Medfield is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Medfield
Communities Also Named Medfield ...
We found one communities that are also named Medfield.
Within Massachusetts, the name Medfield is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Medfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Medfield is located in Wake County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest of the Medfield that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Medfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Medfield ...
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.
- Braggville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Braggville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
- Camp Bob White
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Bob White is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bob White
- Camp Breezy Meadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Breezy Meadow is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Breezy Meadow
- Caryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caryville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
- Cedar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Farm Street Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farm Street Station is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Street Station
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Greenlodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
- Plimptonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pondville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Summer Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
- Workmans Circle Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Workmans Circle Camp is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Circle Camp
How Far From Medfield to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Medfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Medfield and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Medfield to Boston, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,104 miles [6,604.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Medfield) 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 Medfield 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 Medfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1876, Longitude: -71.3064 In this case, the coordinates for Medfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.149 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.77 degrees. |
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