Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wampatuck:
  • 42.063990, -70.862542
  • 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 Wampatuck

• 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 Wampatuck is near Norfolk County and also Bristol 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 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 Wampatuck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Wampatuck ...

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.

• Breezy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Brimstone Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Curtisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
• Fireworks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
• Golden Ring Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
• Gurneys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
• Manns Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
• Mayflower Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
• Rockland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
• Silver Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Town Hall
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall

How Far From Camp Wampatuck 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 Camp Wampatuck 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 Wampatuck and extending to:

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Wampatuck to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• 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 5,507 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 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>'