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 Neponset:
42.286210, -71.045328
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.
We found four communities that share the name Neponset.
There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Neponset.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
Norfolk County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Norfolk County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Neponset.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Monterey County
This Neponset is located in Monterey County and lies 2,690 miles [4,329.1 km]<2> to the west of the Neponset that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Neponset.
Illinois
Bureau County
This Neponset is located in Bureau County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<2> to the west of the Neponset that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Neponset.
West Virginia
Summers County
This Neponset is located in Summers County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Neponset that is located in Suffolk County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Neponset.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neponset ...
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.
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 Neponset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neponset and extending to:
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 Neponset 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 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>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Neponset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Neponset) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neponset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2862, Longitude: -71.0453 In this case, the coordinates for Neponset 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 Neponset 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 303.978 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.561 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.602 degrees.