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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 Sutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Sutton 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 South Sutton:
    • 42.100096, -71.712013
    • 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 Sutton
  • 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 Sutton is near Providence County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Sutton

Communities Also Named South Sutton ...

We found one communities that are also named South Sutton.

Within Massachusetts, the name South Sutton is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named South Sutton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Merrimack County
      • This South Sutton is located in Merrimack County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north of the South Sutton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of South Sutton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Sutton ...

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.

  • Bramanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bramanville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dorothy Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dorothy Pond is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy Pond
  • Fisherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fisherville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
  • Halfway House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway House is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
  • Ironstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironstone is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
  • Lakeview Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Loveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Loveland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Maplewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Marions Camp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marions Camp is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marions Camp
  • Pondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pondville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
  • Round Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top

How Far From South Sutton 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 Sutton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Sutton to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 356 miles [572.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,125 miles [6,638.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Sutton) 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 Sutton 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 Sutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1001, Longitude: -71.7120       In this case, the coordinates for South Sutton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.404 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.01 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.995 degrees.