Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wellesley Fells:
  • 42.308430, -71.316169
  • 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 Wellesley Fells

• 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Wellesley Fells is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Wellesley Fells

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wellesley Fells ...

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 Mary Day
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Camp Mary Day is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Mary Day
• Camp Ted
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Ted is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ted
• Cedarwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Chestnut Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Farm Street Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farm Street Station is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Street Station
• Grantville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grantville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Lakeview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Piety Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Piety Corner is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piety Corner
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Silver Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Tower Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
• Workmans Circle Camp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Workmans Circle Camp is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Circle Camp

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

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Wellesley Fells to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 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 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,100 miles [6,598.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'