Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Campground Landing:
  • 41.852885, -70.006408
  • 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 Campground Landing

• 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Since Campground Landing is near Plymouth County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Campground Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campground Landing ...

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.

• Dennis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• First Encounter Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Encounter Beach
• Fresh Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fresh Brook is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Brook
• Mayo Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mayo Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Beach
• Orleans
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• Pleasant Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Pond Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
• Rock Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Harbor is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach

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

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Campground Landing to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,478 miles [8,816 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 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,058 miles [6,530.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'