Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Common:
  • 42.184817, -71.785626
  • 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 Old Common

• 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 Old Common is near Windham County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Old Common

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Common ...

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.

• Bramanville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bramanville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Dorothy Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorothy Pond is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Pond
• Fisherville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fisherville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
• Heard Street
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
• Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Island is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
• Jamesville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Marions Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
• Pinecrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pinecrest is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Pondville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pondville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Rice Square
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Texas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Texas is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Union Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • University Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Woodland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Old Common to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Common to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Common 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 356 miles [572.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'