Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Norse:
  • 41.936770, -70.745316
  • 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 Camp Norse

• 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 Camp Norse is near Bristol County and also Barnstable County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable 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 Camp Norse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Norse ...

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.

• Carver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
• Cordage
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cordage is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
• Island Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Maxim Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
• Miles Standish Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
• Plymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Rocky Nook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
• Rocky Nook Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
• Rocky Nook Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Tinkertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
• Tree of Knowledge Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Norse to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 5,507 miles [8,862.7 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'