Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Copper Works:
  • 41.948433, -71.178660
  • 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 Copper Works

• 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 Copper Works is near Norfolk County and also Plymouth 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 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 Copper Works

Curious and Interesting Names Near Copper Works ...

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.

• Cranes Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cranes Station is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Station
• Dodgeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Foxvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
• Furnace Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
• Perrys Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Perrys Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Pratts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
• Prattville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prattville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
• Purdy Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
• Robinsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville

How Far From Copper Works to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Copper Works to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Copper Works to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• 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 5,525 miles [8,891.6 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>'