Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Brimfield:
  • 42.175649, -72.260635
  • 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 West Brimfield

• 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 Hampden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
  • Since West Brimfield is near Worcester County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire 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 West Brimfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Brimfield ...

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.

• Butlerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Butlerville is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Duckville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Duckville is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckville
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Four Corners is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Little Rest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Rest is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rest
• Marks Garrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
• Red Bridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
• Three Rivers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Brimfield to Springfield, 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 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 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,146 miles [6,672.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'