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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 Westford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westford 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 Westford:
- 41.557650, -80.483960
- 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 Westford
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Westford is near Ashtabula County and also Trumbull County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trumbull 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 Westford
Communities Also Named Westford ...
We found eight communities that are also named Westford.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Westford is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Westford is located in Windham County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westford that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Westford.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Westford is located in Middlesex County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the east of the Westford that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Westford.
- Minnesota
- Martin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Westford [Martin County].
- New York
- Otsego County
- This Westford is located in Otsego County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westford that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Westford.
- Ohio
- Union County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Westford.
- Ontario
- This Westford lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Westford that is located in Crawford County.
- South Dakota
- Hutchinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Westford [Hutchinson County].
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Westford is located in Chittenden County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westford that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Westford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westford ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Dewey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Donner Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donner Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Crossroads
- Farmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Hartstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Linesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadville Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville Junction is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville Junction
- Stony Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Wick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Westford 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 Westford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westford and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westford to Meadville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Westford could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westford 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 Westford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5577, Longitude: -80.4840 In this case, the coordinates for Westford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.831 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.05 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.236 degrees. |
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