Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Scott Hill Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott Hill Acres and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scott Hill Acres

• 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 Scott Hill Acres:
  • 42.068153, -71.470338
  • 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 Scott Hill Acres

• 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Scott Hill Acres is near Worcester County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Scott Hill Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott Hill Acres ...

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.

• Benjamins Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Benjamins Landing is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamins Landing
• Caryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Caryville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
• Crooks Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Forest Park is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Franklin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• Hamlet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Happy Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Happy Hills is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
• Maple Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Rakeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
• Social
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Social is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
• Unionville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Unionville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Scott Hill Acres 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 Scott Hill Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scott Hill Acres to Dedham, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,115 miles [6,622.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'