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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 Sharon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights:
    • 42.108432, -71.196719
    • 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 Sharon Heights
  • 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 Sharon Heights is near Bristol County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Sharon Heights

Communities Also Named Sharon Heights ...

We found four communities that are also named Sharon Heights.

Within Massachusetts, the name Sharon Heights is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Sharon Heights is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,686 miles [4,322.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sharon Heights that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Sharon Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Sharon Heights is located in Fayette County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sharon Heights that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sharon Heights.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • Although located in Franklin County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Sharon Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Sharon Heights is located in Mingo County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sharon Heights that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Sharon Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sharon Heights ...

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.

  • Cedar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Foxvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
  • Furnace Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Marshall Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
  • Plimptonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
  • Pondville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
  • Purdy Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
  • Robinsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
  • Summer Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
  • Winters Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

How Far From Sharon Heights 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 community such as Sharon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sharon Heights and extending to:

  • Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Sharon Heights to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,102 miles [6,601.5 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- Sharon Heights) 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 Sharon Heights 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 Sharon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1084, Longitude: -71.1967       In this case, the coordinates for Sharon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.095 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.663 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.761 degrees.