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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 Pondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pondville 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 Pondville:
    • 42.195928, -71.821460
    • 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 Pondville
  • 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 Pondville is near Windham County and also Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Pondville

Communities Also Named Pondville ...

We found five communities that are also named Pondville.

There are two communities within Massachusetts that are also named Pondville.

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

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Norfolk County
      • This Pondville is located in Norfolk County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pondville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Pondville.
    • Plymouth County
      • This Pondville is located in Plymouth County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pondville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pondville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • This Pondville is located in Bibb County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pondville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pondville lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pondville that is located in Worcester County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Pondville is located in Sumner County and lies 865 miles [1,392.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Pondville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pondville ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 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 northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Dorothy Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorothy Pond is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Pond
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Heard Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heard Street is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Street
  • Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Island is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Jamesville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Marions Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
  • Rice Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Square is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Square
  • Texas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Texas is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
  • Union Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • University Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • University Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Woodland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pondville 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 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pondville to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 355 miles [571.3 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 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,126 miles [6,640.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pondville) 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 Pondville 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 Pondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1959, Longitude: -71.8215       In this case, the coordinates for Pondville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.456 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.084 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.996 degrees.