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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 Stow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stow 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 Stow:
- 42.436546, -71.504976
- 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 Stow
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Stow is near Worcester County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Stow
Communities Also Named Stow ...
We found three communities that are also named Stow.
Within Massachusetts, the name Stow is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Oxford County
- This Stow is located in Oxford County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stow that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Stow.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Stow is located in Chautauqua County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stow that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Stow.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Stow is located in Summit County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the west of the Stow that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Stow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stow ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fryville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryville
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvard Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Station
- Kelly Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
- Littleton Common
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Rest is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest
- Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plain is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Robin Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hill
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Still River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Stow 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 Stow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stow and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stow to Cambridge, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 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<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 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,104 miles [6,604.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stow) 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 Stow 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 Stow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4365, Longitude: -71.5050 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.231 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.733 degrees. |
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