Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Village of Nagog Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village of Nagog Woods and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Village of Nagog Woods
- 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 Village of Nagog Woods:
- 42.518982, -71.429507
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Village of Nagog Woods
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Village of Nagog Woods is near Worcester County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village of Nagog Woods ...
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.
- Forge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Graniteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 people
- Kelly Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Kelly Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Littleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Littleton Common
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Shaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
- Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Village of Nagog Woods 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 Village of Nagog Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Village of Nagog Woods and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Village of Nagog Woods to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Village of Nagog Woods. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Village of Nagog Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village of Nagog Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5190, Longitude: -71.4295 In this case, the coordinates for Village of Nagog Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Village of Nagog Woods to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.821 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.657 degrees. |