Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fitchburg:
  • 42.575089, -71.841185
  • 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 Fitchburg

• 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 Fitchburg is near Middlesex County and also Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 Fitchburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Fitchburg ...

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.

• Gates Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Crossing
• Glenallen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
• Lane Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
• Otter River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Otter River is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
• Partridgeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
• Pitcherville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
• Pratts Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
• Rogersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
• Shaker Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village

How Far From West Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg and extending to:

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from West Fitchburg to Worcester, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'