Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Sterling Camp Grounds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling Camp Grounds and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sterling Camp Grounds

• 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 Sterling Camp Grounds:
  • 42.407036, -71.762016
  • 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 Sterling Camp Grounds

• 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 Sterling Camp Grounds 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 Sterling Camp Grounds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling Camp Grounds ...

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.

• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,731 people
• Burncoat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Burncoat is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burncoat
• Carterville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carterville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fryville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryville
• Fullerville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fullerville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
• Gates Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
• Pratts Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
• Ruralville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Sterling Camp Grounds 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 Sterling Camp Grounds to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sterling Camp Grounds and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sterling Camp Grounds to Worcester, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the east (E). 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 367 miles [590.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'