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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 North Uxbridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Uxbridge 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 North Uxbridge:
    • 42.089667, -71.642432
    • 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 North Uxbridge
  • 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 North Uxbridge is near Providence County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 North Uxbridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Uxbridge ...

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.

  • Branch Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Crooks Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
  • Fisherville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisherville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Forest Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Graniteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Graniteville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Halfway House
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfway House is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Happy Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Happy Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ironstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ironstone is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
    • Maple Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Marions Camp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
    • Round Top
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
    • Slatersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village

How Far From North Uxbridge to ...

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 North Uxbridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Uxbridge 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 four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,539 miles [8,914.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,122 miles [6,633.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Uxbridge) 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 North Uxbridge 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 North Uxbridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0897, Longitude: -71.6424    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.364 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.963 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.969 degrees.