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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 Hopkinton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton:
- 44.690059, -74.703215
- 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 Hopkinton
- 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 Saint Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Lawrence County
- Since Hopkinton is near Franklin County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 Hopkinton
Communities Also Named Hopkinton ...
We found four communities that are also named Hopkinton.
Within New York, the name Hopkinton is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Delaware County
- This Hopkinton is located in Delaware County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hopkinton that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Hopkinton.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hopkinton that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Hopkinton.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hopkinton that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Hopkinton.
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Hopkinton is located in Washington County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hopkinton that is located in Saint Lawrence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hopkinton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hopkinton ...
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.
- Coney Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- High Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Flats is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Flats
- Kellogg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Parishville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parishville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumbrook is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbrook
- Skinnerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skinnerville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville
- Spring Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Cove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hopkinton and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Saint Lawrence County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hopkinton to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,561 miles [8,949.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,161 miles [6,696.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hopkinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6901, Longitude: -74.7032 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.89 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.11 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.123 degrees. |
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