Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Hill
- 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 Silver Hill:
- 42.395929, -71.302280
- 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 Silver Hill
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Silver Hill is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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
Communities Also Named Silver Hill ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Silver Hill.
Within Massachusetts, the name Silver Hill is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- This Silver Hill is located in Searcy County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Silver Hill.
- Sevier County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Silver Hill [Sevier County].
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- This Silver Hill is located in Charlton County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlton County community of Silver Hill.
- Chattooga County
- This Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the west southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chattooga County community of Silver Hill.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Silver Hill is located in Frederick County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Silver Hill.
- Prince George's County
- This Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Silver Hill.
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Silver Hill is located in Davidson County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Silver Hill.
- Pamlico County
- This Silver Hill is located in Pamlico County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the south southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pamlico County community of Silver Hill.
- Scotland County
- This Silver Hill is located in Scotland County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Silver Hill.
- Ontario
- This Silver Hill lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the west of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Silver Hill is located in Rutherford County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Silver Hill.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Silver Hill is located in Fauquier County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Silver Hill that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Silver Hill.
- West Virginia
- Wetzel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Silver Hill [Wetzel County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Hill ...
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.
- Camp Mary Day
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Mary Day have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
- Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
- Camp Ted
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Grantville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Norfolk County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Piety Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piety Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
- Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Tower Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
- Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
How Far From Silver Hill 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 Silver Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Hill and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Hill to Cambridge, with an average speed<4> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,096 miles [6,591.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Silver Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3959, Longitude: -71.3023 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Silver Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Silver Hill 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 304.116 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.662 degrees. |