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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 Wilbraham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham:
- 42.123347, -72.431028
- 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 Wilbraham
- 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 Wilbraham is near Tolland County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Wilbraham
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilbraham ...
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.
- Baptist Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Butlerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butlerville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
- Duckville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duckville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckville
- Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Freeman Knoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
- Indian Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Longmeadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Point is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Red Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Shaker Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
- Three Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wilbraham and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the West.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Wilbraham to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,571 miles [8,965.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,155 miles [6,686.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wilbraham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wilbraham 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 Wilbraham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1233, Longitude: -72.4310 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.832 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.495 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.306 degrees. |
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