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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 New Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Town and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Town:
    • 42.518426, -71.466175
    • 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 New Town
  • 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 New Town ...

We found 24 communities that share the name New Town.

Within Massachusetts, the name New Town is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This New Town is located in Jackson County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of New Town.
      • Jefferson County
      • This New Town is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of New Town.
      • Montgomery County
      • This New Town is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of New Town.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of New Town [Carroll County].
      • Crawford County
      • This New Town is located in Crawford County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of New Town.
    • Georgia
      • Gordon County
      • This New Town is located in Gordon County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of New Town.
      • Wilkes County
      • This New Town is located in Wilkes County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km] to the southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of New Town.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Town [Coffey County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of New Town [Wicomico County].
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This New Town is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of New Town.
      • Tate County
      • This New Town is located in Tate County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tate County community of New Town.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of New Town [Mercer County].
    • North Carolina
      • Richmond County
      • This New Town is located in Richmond County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of New Town.
      • Scotland County
      • This New Town is located in Scotland County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of New Town.
    • North Dakota
      • Mountrail County
      • This New Town is located in Mountrail County and lies 1,543 miles [2,483.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mountrail County community of New Town.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of New Town.
      • Hocking County
      • This New Town is located in Hocking County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hocking County community of New Town.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This New Town is located in Centre County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of New Town.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This New Town is located in Hardin County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of New Town.
      • Marshall County
      • This New Town is located in Marshall County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of New Town.
      • Maury County
      • This New Town is located in Maury County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km] to the west southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of New Town.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of New Town [Norfolk City].
      • Radford City
      • This New Town is located in Radford City and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the New Town that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of New Town.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Town ...

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.

  • Forge Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
    • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Graniteville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
  • Harvard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
  • Harvard Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
  • Kelly Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
    • Kelly Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Littleton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • Littleton Common
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
    • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
  • Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
    • Plain is located in Middlesex County
  • Shaker Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
  • Willows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in Middlesex County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of New Town once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in New Town and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Town to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5184, Longitude: -71.4662       In this case, the coordinates for New Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 New Town 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 New Town to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.196 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.846 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.673 degrees.