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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 Paper Mill Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paper Mill Village 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 Paper Mill Village:
    • 42.625368, -71.592846
    • 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 Paper Mill Village
  • 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 Paper Mill Village ...

We found two communities that share the name Paper Mill Village.

There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Paper Mill Village.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Paper Mill Village in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Plymouth County
      • This Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Paper Mill Village that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Paper Mill Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paper Mill Village that is located in Middlesex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Paper Mill Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paper Mill 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.

  • Forge Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
    • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Middlesex County
  • Frederick Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Corner
    • Frederick Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Graniteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
  • Harvard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Harvard is located in Worcester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
  • Harvard Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
    • Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
  • Littleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
  • Littleton Common
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
    • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
  • Rogersville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Middlesex County
  • Shaker Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
  • Swan Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
    • Swan Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Willows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Willows is located in Middlesex County

How Far From Paper Mill Village to ...

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

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

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paper Mill Village to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paper Mill Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paper Mill Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paper Mill Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6254, Longitude: -71.5928       In this case, the coordinates for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Paper Mill Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.256 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.932 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.677 degrees.




 

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