Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braintree:
  • 42.223687, -71.001577
  • 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 Braintree

• 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Braintree is near Suffolk County and also Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 Braintree

Communities Also Named Braintree ...

We found one communities that are also named Braintree.

Within Massachusetts, the name Braintree is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Braintree in the United States.

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Five Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Idlewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Lincoln Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Merrymount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Milton Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Old Boat Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Post Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island

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

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the West.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Braintree to Boston, with an average speed<2> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 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 5,506 miles [8,861 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 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'