Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tasseltop:
  • 42.022320, -71.718957
  • 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 Tasseltop

• 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 Tasseltop 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 Tasseltop

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tasseltop ...

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.

• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Clarkville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
• Graniteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Graniteville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
• Halfway House
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halfway House is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
• Huntsville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Huntsville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Ironstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ironstone is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone
• Lakeview Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Loveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Loveland is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Mapleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mapleville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
• Round Top
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Round Top is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
• Slatersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Slatersville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tasseltop to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'