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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 Wyben, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wyben 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 Wyben:
- 42.172314, -72.777317
- 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 Wyben
- 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 Wyben is near Hampshire County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Wyben
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wyben ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cayenne is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Crescent Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Mills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Mills
- Feeding Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Great Swamp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Great Swamp is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Swamp
- Knightville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knightville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Liberty Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Little River
(5 miles [8 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 northwest)
- Littleville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Loudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loudville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Mountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Rising Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rock Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Trainfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trainfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield
How Far From Wyben 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 Wyben to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wyben and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wyben to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 88 miles [141.6 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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 5,583 miles [8,985 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,169 miles [6,709.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wyben) 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 Wyben 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 Wyben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1723, Longitude: -72.7773 In this case, the coordinates for Wyben have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.034 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.731 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.439 degrees. |
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