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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 East Braintree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Braintree and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Braintree:
    • 43.995898, -72.651494
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Braintree
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named East Braintree ...

We found two communities that share the name East Braintree.

Within Vermont, the name East Braintree is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Manitoba
      • This East Braintree lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the East Braintree that is located in Orange County.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This East Braintree is located in Norfolk County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the East Braintree that is located in Orange County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of East Braintree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Braintree ...

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.

  • Beanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanville
    • Beanville is located in Orange County
  • Braintree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
    • Braintree is located in Orange County
  • Branch School ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branch School have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch School
    • Branch School is located in Addison County
  • Foxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
    • Foxville is located in Orange County
  • Graniteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Graniteville is located in Washington County
  • Jerusalem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Jerusalem is located in Windsor County
  • Kennedy Corners
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corners
    • Kennedy Corners is located in Orange County
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
  • Talcville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talcville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcville
    • Talcville is located in Windsor County
  • Upper Graniteville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Graniteville
    • Upper Graniteville is located in Washington County

How Far From East Braintree 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 East Braintree to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Braintree and extending to:

  • Chelsea, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Braintree to Chelsea, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,506 miles [8,861 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Braintree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- East Braintree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Braintree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9959, Longitude: -72.6515       In this case, the coordinates for East Braintree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 East Braintree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.701 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.662 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.472 degrees.









 

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