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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 Oxford Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oxford Heights 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 Oxford Heights:
    • 42.173705, -71.878683
    • 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 Oxford Heights
  • 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 Oxford Heights is near Windham County and also Providence 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 Providence 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 Oxford Heights

Communities Also Named Oxford Heights ...

We found two communities that are also named Oxford Heights.

Within Massachusetts, the name Oxford Heights is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Oxford Heights lies 2,453 miles [3,947.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oxford Heights that is located in Worcester County.
    • North Carolina
      • Pasquotank County
      • This Oxford Heights is located in Pasquotank County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Oxford Heights that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Oxford Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oxford Heights ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bramanville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
  • Cherry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Dodge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dodge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Glen Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
  • Greenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Heard Street
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
  • Jamesville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Marions Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
  • Pondville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pondville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
  • Texas
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Texas is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Woodland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Oxford Heights to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 352 miles [566.5 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 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,129 miles [6,645 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oxford Heights) 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 Oxford Heights 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 Oxford Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1737, Longitude: -71.8787       In this case, the coordinates for Oxford Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.493 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.123 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.033 degrees.