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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 Pittsfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pittsfield and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pittsfield:
- 42.448692, -73.253856
- 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 Pittsfield
- 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 Berkshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire County
- Since Pittsfield is near Columbia County and also Rensselaer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer 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 Pittsfield
Communities Also Named Pittsfield ...
We found nine communities that are also named Pittsfield.
Within Massachusetts, the name Pittsfield is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Pittsfield is located in Pike County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Pittsfield.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Pittsfield is located in Somerset County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Pittsfield.
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- This Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Pittsfield.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Pittsfield is located in Merrimack County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Pittsfield.
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Pittsfield is located in Otsego County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Pittsfield.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Pittsfield is located in Lorain County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Pittsfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Warren County
- This Pittsfield is located in Warren County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pittsfield.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Pittsfield is located in Rutland County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Pittsfield.
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Pittsfield is located in Brown County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pittsfield that is located in Berkshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Pittsfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pittsfield ...
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.
- Arnoldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coltsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbrook is located in Columbia County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
- Green Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Ridge Park is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge Park
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leisure Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leisure Lee is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lee
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Shaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Victory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Victory Hill is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hill
- Yankee Orchards
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yankee Orchards is located in Berkshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Orchards
How Far From Pittsfield 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 city such as Pittsfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pittsfield and extending to:
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pittsfield to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,592 miles [8,999.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,180 miles [6,727.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pittsfield) 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 Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4487, Longitude: -73.2539 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.286 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.061 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.521 degrees. |
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