Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in New Braintree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Braintree and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for New Braintree

• 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 New Braintree:
  • 42.316758, -72.125911
  • 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 New Braintree

• 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 New Braintree is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 New Braintree

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Braintree ...

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.

• Dana ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dana is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
• Dana Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
• Furnace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Gilbertville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gilbertville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
• Greenwich ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Hillsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
• Lambs Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lambs Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
• Lower Wire Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Wire Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Wire Village
• Marks Garrison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
• Rutland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Sandy Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Union Chapel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Chapel is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Braintree and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Braintree to Worcester, 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.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,135 miles [6,654.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'