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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 Allerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allerton 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 Allerton:
    • 42.304266, -70.883379
    • 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 Allerton
  • 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Allerton is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Allerton

Communities Also Named Allerton ...

We found five communities that are also named Allerton.

Within Massachusetts, the name Allerton is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This Allerton is located in Vermilion County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the west of the Allerton that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Allerton.
    • Iowa
      • Wayne County
      • This Allerton is located in Wayne County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west of the Allerton that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Allerton.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Allerton is located in Hunterdon County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allerton that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Allerton.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Sandoval County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Allerton.
    • New York
      • Bronx County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Allerton [Bronx County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allerton ...

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.

  • Cottage Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Crow Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
  • Fort Independence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Independence is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Independence
  • Hull
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hull is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
  • Idlewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
  • Lincoln Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Merrymount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
  • Old Boat Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
  • Post Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
  • Reeds Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
  • Rock Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Stony Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
  • Straits Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
  • Waveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Waveland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland

How Far From Allerton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Allerton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allerton to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,081 miles [6,567.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Allerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Allerton 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.
<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 Allerton 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 Allerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3043, Longitude: -70.8834       In this case, the coordinates for Allerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.878 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.452 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.52 degrees.