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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 Needham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Needham 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 Needham:
- 42.283431, -71.232833
- 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 Needham
- 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 Needham 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 Needham
Communities Also Named Needham ...
We found four communities that are also named Needham.
Within Massachusetts, the name Needham is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Needham is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Needham that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Needham.
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Needham is located in Craighead County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Needham that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Needham.
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Needham is located in Ware County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Needham that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Needham.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Needham is located in Johnson County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west of the Needham that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Needham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Needham ...
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.
- Camp Mary Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
- Cedarwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Chestnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
- Farm Street Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Street Station is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Street Station
- Grantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Greenlodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Readville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Readville is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
- Reservoir
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reservoir is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverview is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
How Far From Needham 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 Needham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Needham and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Needham to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, 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 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 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 from Point A (ie- Needham) 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 Needham 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 Needham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2834, Longitude: -71.2328 In this case, the coordinates for Needham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.091 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.688 degrees. |
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