Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crow Point:
  • 42.261767, -70.895324
  • 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 Crow Point

• 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Since Crow Point is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Crow Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crow Point ...

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.

• Hull
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Idlewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Liberty Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
• Lincoln Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Merrymount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Old Boat Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Post Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
• Reeds Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Stony Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Straits Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
• Waveland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waveland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland

How Far From Crow Point 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 Crow Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crow Point to Plymouth, 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 most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'