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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 Camp Rockne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Rockne and the surrounding area.
- 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 Rockne:
- 41.852604, -70.676701
- 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 Rockne
- 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 Rockne is near Barnstable County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Rockne
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Rockne ...
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.
- Buzzards Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Carver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Cedar Bushes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bushes is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bushes
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
- Cranberry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Douglas Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
- Fishermans Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishermans Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Landing
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Halfway Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
- Indian Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Maxim Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Onset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Pine Tree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Pondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Priscilla Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla Beach
- Swifts Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
How Far From Camp Rockne 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 Camp Rockne 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 Rockne and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the North.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Rockne to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- 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>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Rockne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Camp Rockne 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 Camp Rockne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8526, Longitude: -70.6767 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Rockne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.824 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.315 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.661 degrees. |
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