Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Attleborough City:
  • 41.925100, -71.349499
  • 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 Attleborough City

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Attleborough City ...

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.

• Burnt Swamp Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
• Diamond Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Dodgeville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Fairlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairlawn is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
• Geneva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Geneva is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
• Happy Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Lime Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Marieville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marieville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marieville
• Plainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Attleborough City to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,115 miles [6,622.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'