Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Assinippi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Assinippi and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Assinippi

• 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 Assinippi:
  • 42.158434, -70.850876
  • 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 Assinippi

• 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 Assinippi is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Assinippi

Curious and Interesting Names Near Assinippi ...

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.

• Accord
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Accord is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
• Clapps Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
• Fireworks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
• Greenbush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Kings Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Liberty Plain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Little Bridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
• Manns Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
• Reeds Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
• Rockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Assinippi and extending to:

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Assinippi to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,085 miles [6,574.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'