Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coury Heights:
  • 41.695937, -70.924483
  • 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 Coury Heights

• 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 Coury Heights is near Plymouth County and also Newport 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 Newport 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 Coury Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coury Heights ...

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.

• Bliss Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
• Fairhaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Harbor View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Hixville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hixville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
• Inland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Inland Park is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Park
• Long Plain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
• Masons Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Masons Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Summit Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• Wolf Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

How Far From Coury Heights 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 Coury Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coury Heights to Taunton, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,524 miles [8,890 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 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,104 miles [6,604.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'