Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Ida, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Ida and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Ida
- 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 Mount Ida:
- 42.304265, -71.062828
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mount Ida
- 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 Suffolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Since Mount Ida is near Norfolk County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mount Ida ...
We found five communities that share the name Mount Ida.
Within Massachusetts, the name Mount Ida is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Ida ...
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.
- Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Downtown Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downtown Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downtown Crossing
- Downtown Crossing is located in Suffolk County
- Fields Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Fort Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Independence
- Fort Independence is located in Suffolk County
- Grove Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Grove Hall is located in Suffolk County
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Longwood Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Station
- Longwood Station is located in Norfolk County
- Meeting House Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Meeting House Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Merrymount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
- Milton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
- Mount Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Reservoir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mount Ida 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 Mount Ida to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Ida and extending to:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies just to the North.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Ida to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Ida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mount Ida 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Ida) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Ida. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3043, Longitude: -71.0628 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Ida have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mount Ida to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.573 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.601 degrees. |