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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 Templeton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Templeton 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 Templeton:
    • 42.555644, -72.067579
    • 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 Templeton
  • 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 Templeton is near Franklin County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Templeton

Communities Also Named Templeton ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Templeton.

Within Massachusetts, the name Templeton is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Luis Obispo County
      • This Templeton is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,615 miles [4,208.4 km]<1> to the west of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Templeton.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Templeton [El Paso County].
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Templeton is located in Benton County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Templeton.
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Templeton is located in Carroll County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the west of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Templeton.
    • Kansas
      • Ness County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Templeton [Ness County].
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Templeton is located in Coos County and lies 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Templeton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Armstrong County
      • This Templeton is located in Armstrong County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Templeton.
    • Quebec
      • This Templeton lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
    • South Dakota
      • Jerauld County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Templeton [Jerauld County].
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Templeton is located in Dyer County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Templeton.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This Templeton is located in Prince George County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Templeton that is located in Worcester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Templeton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Templeton [Waukesha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Templeton ...

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.

  • Blissville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blissville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
  • Cutter Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
  • Dana ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana Center is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Center
  • Eaglesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eaglesville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglesville
  • Glenallen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Jones Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Lane Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
  • Orange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Otter River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Otter River is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
  • Partridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
  • Pitcherville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
  • Rutland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people

How Far From Templeton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Templeton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Templeton to Worcester, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,538 miles [8,912.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,124 miles [6,636.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Templeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Templeton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Templeton 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 Templeton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5556, Longitude: -72.0676       In this case, the coordinates for Templeton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.553 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.254 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.928 degrees.