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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 Cataumet Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cataumet Station 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 Cataumet Station:
- 41.665662, -70.613364
- 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 Cataumet Station
- 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 Cataumet Station 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 Cataumet Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cataumet Station ...
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.
- Alms House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alms House is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
- Buzzards Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Gray Gables
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Harbor Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Hatchville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Holly Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
- Indian Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Kingdom Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom Hall is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Hall
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Mashpee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Monument Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Onset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Pine Tree Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
- Piney Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
- Silver Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Smalltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown
- Swifts Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
- Teaticket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
How Far From Cataumet Station 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 Cataumet Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cataumet Station and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cataumet Station to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cataumet Station) 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 Cataumet Station 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 Cataumet Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6657, Longitude: -70.6134 In this case, the coordinates for Cataumet Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.814 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.273 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.729 degrees. |
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