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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 West Dudley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Dudley 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 West Dudley:
    • 42.048707, -71.982852
    • 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 Dudley
  • 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 West Dudley is near Windham County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Dudley

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Dudley ...

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.

  • Chaseville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chaseville is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
  • Dodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dodge is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Glen Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
  • Globe Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holland is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Lakeview Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Loveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loveland is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Mechanicsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mystic Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
  • Robinson Crusoe Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
  • Roseland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Roseland Park is located in Windham County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Park
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Texas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Texas is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Union Chapel is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Dudley and extending to:

  • Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Dudley to Worcester, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,555 miles [8,939.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,138 miles [6,659.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- West Dudley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 West Dudley 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 West Dudley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0487, Longitude: -71.9829       In this case, the coordinates for West Dudley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.573 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.192 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.142 degrees.