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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 Pitcherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitcherville 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 Pitcherville:
    • 42.526478, -72.030911
    • 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 Pitcherville
  • 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 Pitcherville is near Franklin County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Pitcherville

Communities Also Named Pitcherville ...

We found one communities that are also named Pitcherville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Pitcherville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Pitcherville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jo Daviess County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pitcherville [Jo Daviess County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitcherville ...

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.

  • Dana ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
  • Eaglesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
  • Glenallen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Lane Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
  • Otter River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
  • Partridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
  • Ruralville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
  • Sandy Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach

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

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pitcherville 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 most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pitcherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Pitcherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pitcherville 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 Pitcherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5265, Longitude: -72.0309       In this case, the coordinates for Pitcherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.535 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.228 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.926 degrees.