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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 Woronoco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woronoco 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 Woronoco:
- 42.164522, -72.829627
- 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 Woronoco
- 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 Woronoco is near Hampshire County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Woronoco
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woronoco ...
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.
- Cayenne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cayenne is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
- Chicopee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Mills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Mills
- Dayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dayville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Feeding Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Knightville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knightville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Loudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Mountain Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rising Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Sandy Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Trainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trainfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield
How Far From Woronoco 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 Woronoco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woronoco and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woronoco to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,586 miles [8,989.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 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- Woronoco) 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 Woronoco 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 Woronoco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1645, Longitude: -72.8296 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.067 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.466 degrees. |
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