Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Roaring Brook Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Roaring Brook Camp and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Roaring Brook Camp
- 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 Roaring Brook Camp:
- 42.481476, -72.668423
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Roaring Brook Camp
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Roaring Brook Camp is near Hampshire County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Roaring Brook Camp ...
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.
- Baptist Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corner
- Baptist Corner is located in Franklin County
- Cheapside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Factory Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hollow
- Factory Hollow is located in Hampshire County
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Hampshire County
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Hampshire County
- Pratt Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Pratt Corner is located in Franklin County
- Shirkshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirkshire
- Shirkshire is located in Franklin County
- Spruce Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Corner
- Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County
- Swift River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift River
- Swift River is located in Hampshire County
- Whately
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
How Far From Roaring Brook Camp 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 Roaring Brook Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Roaring Brook Camp and extending to:
- Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 82 miles [132 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Roaring Brook Camp to Boston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roaring Brook Camp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Roaring Brook Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roaring Brook Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4815, Longitude: -72.6684 In this case, the coordinates for Roaring Brook Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Roaring Brook Camp to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.238 degrees. |