Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Worcester:
  • 42.316965, -71.817443
  • 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 Worcester

• 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 Worcester is near Middlesex County and also Windham 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 Windham 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 Worcester

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Worcester ...

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.

• Burncoat
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
• Cherry Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
• Fairlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• June Street
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • June Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
• Lakeview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeview
  • From North Worcester to Lakeview
• Pinecrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Rice Square
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
• Ruralville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ruralville
  • From North Worcester to Ruralville
• Salisbury Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• University Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • University Park is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

How Far From North Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from North Worcester to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,246 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>'