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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 Warren, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Warren and the surrounding area.
- 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 Warren:
- 42.213165, -72.235811
- 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 Warren
- 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 Warren is near Hampden County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden 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 Warren
Communities Also Named West Warren ...
We found four communities that are also named West Warren.
Within Massachusetts, the name West Warren is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of West Warren [Knox County].
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of West Warren [Trumbull County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This West Warren is located in Bradford County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<2> to the west of the West Warren that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of West Warren.
- Utah
- Weber County
- This West Warren is located in Weber County and lies 2,039 miles [3,281.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the West Warren that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of West Warren.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Warren ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Cold Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cold Spring is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Duckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duckville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckville
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Rest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rest is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rest
- Marks Garrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marks Garrison is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Garrison
- Red Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Robinson Crusoe Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
- Three Rivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
How Far From West Warren to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Warren to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Warren and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Warren to Worcester, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east (E). 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 340 miles [547.2 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 5,559 miles [8,946.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,144 miles [6,669.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 West Warren 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Warren) 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 Warren 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 Warren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2132, Longitude: -72.2358 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.174 degrees. |
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