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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 Northborough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northborough 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 Northborough:
    • 42.319776, -71.642273
    • 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 Northborough
  • 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 Northborough is near Middlesex County and also Norfolk 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 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 Northborough

Communities Also Named Northborough ...

We found one communities that are also named Northborough.

Within Massachusetts, the name Northborough is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Northborough in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Northborough is located in Harris County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northborough that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Northborough.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northborough ...

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.

  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Burncoat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
  • Carterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
  • Fairlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlawn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
  • Fayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Five Corners is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Fryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fryville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryville
  • Fullerville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fullerville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maplewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pinecrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Robin Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Robin Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hill
    • Union Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Woodside is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northborough and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Northborough to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 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 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Northborough) 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 Northborough 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 Northborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3198, Longitude: -71.6423    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.331 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.964 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.854 degrees.