Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watertown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watertown
- 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 Watertown:
- 42.372438, -71.178621
- 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 Watertown
- 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 Watertown is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Watertown ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Watertown.
Within Massachusetts, the name Watertown is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Watertown is located in Ogle County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west of the Watertown that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Watertown.
- Richland County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Watertown [Richland County].
- Rock Island County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Watertown [Rock Island County].
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Allen County].
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Anderson County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watertown [Smith County].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Saskatchewan
- This Watertown lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Watertown that is located in Middlesex County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Watertown is located in Blount County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Watertown that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Watertown.
- Wilson County
- This Watertown is located in Wilson County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the west southwest of the Watertown that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Watertown.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watertown ...
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.
- Camp Ted
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Cedarwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Countryside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Countryside is located in Middlesex County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Longwood Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Station
- Longwood Station is located in Norfolk County
- Piety Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piety Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
- Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Reservoir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Shaker Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Glen
- Shaker Glen is located in Middlesex County
- Shakerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerhill
- Shakerhill is located in Middlesex County
- Strawberry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hill
- Strawberry Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Winter Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hill
- Winter Hill is located in Middlesex County
How Far From Watertown 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 city such as Watertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watertown and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the East.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Watertown to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watertown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Watertown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3724, Longitude: -71.1786 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watertown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Watertown 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Watertown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.045 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.651 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.618 degrees. |