Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Princeton Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeton Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Princeton Station

• 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 Princeton Station:
  • 42.448146, -71.924519
  • 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 Princeton Station

• 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 Princeton Station is near Middlesex County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Princeton Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton Station ...

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.

• Burncoat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
• Gates Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
• Partridgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
• Pitcherville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
• Pratts Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
• Ruralville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
• Rutland
  (5 miles [8 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
• Salisbury Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Sandy Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Beach is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Unionville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Princeton Station and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Princeton Station to Worcester, 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east (E). 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 about three full 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,122 miles [6,633.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'