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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 Welch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Welch 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 Welch:
- 41.816768, -71.086989
- 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 Welch
- 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 Camp Welch is near Plymouth County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Welch
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Welch ...
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.
- Chestnut Tree Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Tree Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Tree Corner
- Fall River Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
- Fighting Rock Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fighting Rock Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Rock Corner
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Fuller Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
- Heaven Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heaven Heights is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaven Heights
- Hemlocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
- Lakeview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Perrys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
- Pottersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pottersville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Precinct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Precinct is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
- Slades Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
- Steep Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steep Brook is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
How Far From Camp Welch 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 Welch 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 Welch and extending to:
- Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the North.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Welch 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 372 miles [598.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,107 miles [6,609.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Welch) 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 Welch 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 Welch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8168, Longitude: -71.0870 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Welch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.072 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.86 degrees. |
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