Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northville
- 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 Northville:
- 42.293148, -71.809238
- 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 Northville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Northville is near Middlesex County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Northville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Northville.
There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Northville.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
- Plymouth County
- This Northville is located in Plymouth County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Northville.
- Plymouth County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This Northville is located in Litchfield County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Northville.
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Northville is located in La Salle County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Northville.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Northville [Kent County].
- Wayne County
- This Northville is located in Wayne County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Northville.
- New Hampshire
- Sullivan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Northville [Sullivan County].
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Northville is located in Cumberland County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the southwest of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Northville.
- New York
- Fulton County
- This Northville is located in Fulton County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Northville.
- Suffolk County
- This Northville is located in Suffolk County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south southwest of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Northville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Northville lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Northville is located in Champaign County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the west of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Northville.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Northville [Erie County].
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- This Northville is located in Spink County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spink County community of Northville.
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Northville [Cumberland County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northville ...
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 northeast) - Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Fairlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Heard Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heard Street have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
- Heard Street is located in Worcester County
- Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Jamesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Worcester County
- June Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Street have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Street
- June Street is located in Worcester County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Worcester County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
- Rice Square is located in Worcester County
- Salisbury Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Worcester County
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Worcester County
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Worcester County
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
- Rice Square
How Far From Northville 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 Northville 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<4> community of Northville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Northville 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 Northville to Boston, with an average speed<5> 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 360 miles [579.4 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 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2931, Longitude: -71.8092 In this case, the coordinates for Northville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Northville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Northville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Northville 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 304.435 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.077 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.942 degrees. |