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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 Acushnet Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acushnet Station 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 Acushnet Station:
    • 41.675104, -70.939483
    • 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 Acushnet Station
  • 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
    • Since Acushnet Station is near Plymouth County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newport 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 Acushnet Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acushnet Station ...

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.

  • Bliss Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Hixville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hixville is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
  • Inland Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Inland Park is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Park
  • Long Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Plainville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Plainville is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Redgate Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Summit Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
  • University Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • University Highlands is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

How Far From Acushnet Station 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 Acushnet Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Acushnet Station once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Acushnet Station and extending to:

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Acushnet Station to Taunton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,525 miles [8,891.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Acushnet Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Acushnet Station) 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 Acushnet Station 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 Acushnet Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6751, Longitude: -70.9395       In this case, the coordinates for Acushnet Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.005 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.49 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.867 degrees.