Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winchendon:
  • 42.687106, -72.043993
  • 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 Winchendon

• 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 Winchendon is near Cheshire County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Winchendon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winchendon ...

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.

• Bank
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bank is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
• Baptist Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Blissville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blissville is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
• Cutter Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
• Glenallen
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Glenallen is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
• High Bridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
• Jones Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lane Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
• Otter River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Otter River is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
• Partridgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Partridgeville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridgeville
• Pitcherville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pitcherville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
• Rockwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockwood is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Winchendon to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 55 miles [88.5 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 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 5,532 miles [8,902.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'