Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sturbridge Village:
  • 42.107039, -72.098687
  • 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 Sturbridge Village

• 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 Sturbridge Village is near Hampden County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Sturbridge Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Sturbridge Village ...

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.

• Dodge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Glen Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Globe Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
• Little Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rest is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rest
• Marks Garrison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
• Mystic Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
• Robinson Crusoe Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
• Tufts Village ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Tolland County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
• Union Chapel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Chapel is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

How Far From Old Sturbridge Village 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 Sturbridge Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Sturbridge Village and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Sturbridge Village to Worcester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 56 miles [90.1 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,557 miles [8,943.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,141 miles [6,664.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'