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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:
    • 41.990379, -70.941986
    • 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 Paper Mill 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Paper Mill Village is near Bristol County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Paper Mill Village

Communities Also Named Paper Mill Village ...

We found two communities that are also named Paper Mill Village.

There is one other community in Massachusetts that 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 ...
    • Middlesex County
      • This Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Paper Mill Village that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex 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 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Paper Mill Village that is located in Plymouth 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.

  • Beaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Breezy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
  • Camp Titicut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Titicut is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Titicut
  • Curtisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Elm Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
  • Golden Ring Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
  • Gurneys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
  • Manleys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
  • Mayflower Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
  • Scotland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Scotland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Stanley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Town Hall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall

How Far From Paper Mill Village 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 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:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Paper Mill Village to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paper Mill Village) 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 Paper Mill Village 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 Paper Mill Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9904, Longitude: -70.9420       In this case, the coordinates for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.96 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.492 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.708 degrees.