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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 South Fitchburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Fitchburg and the surrounding area.
- 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 South Fitchburg:
- 42.563997, -71.780554
- 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 South Fitchburg
- 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 South Fitchburg is near Middlesex County and also Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 South Fitchburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Fitchburg ...
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.
- Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
- Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fullerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fullerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Gates Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
- Harvard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Lane Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Paper Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pratts Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rogersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Still River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From South Fitchburg 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 South Fitchburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Fitchburg and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from South Fitchburg to Worcester, 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 most of a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,111 miles [6,616 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Fitchburg) 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 South Fitchburg 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 South Fitchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5640, Longitude: -71.7806 In this case, the coordinates for South Fitchburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.379 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.059 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.793 degrees. |
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