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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 Fitzwilliam Depot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitzwilliam Depot 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 Fitzwilliam Depot:
- 42.765044, -72.151338
- 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 Fitzwilliam Depot
- 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
- Since Fitzwilliam Depot is near Worcester County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Fitzwilliam Depot
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitzwilliam Depot ...
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 Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
- Blissville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blissville is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
- Cutter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenallen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Jones Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Mayo Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Fitzwilliam Depot to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fitzwilliam Depot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fitzwilliam Depot and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fitzwilliam Depot to Keene, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Fitzwilliam Depot) 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 Fitzwilliam Depot 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 Fitzwilliam Depot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7650, Longitude: -72.1513 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.574 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.312 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.861 degrees. |
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