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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 Cuttyhunk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cuttyhunk and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cuttyhunk:
    • 41.420941, -70.929202
    • 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 Cuttyhunk
  • 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 Dukes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes County
    • Since Cuttyhunk is near Bristol County and also Newport County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Cuttyhunk

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cuttyhunk ...

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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
  • Central Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
  • Christian Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
  • Cow Yard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cow Yard is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Yard
  • Cranberry Bog Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cranberry Bog Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Bog Corner
  • Great Neck
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Great Neck is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
  • Handy Four Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Handy Four Corners is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Four Corners
  • Indian Lands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Lands is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lands
  • Little Compton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Compton
  • Lobsterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lobsterville is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobsterville
  • Nabs Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nabs Corner is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabs Corner
  • Pottersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pottersville is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Redgate Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
    • Russells Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Russells Mills is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Mills
    • Silver Shell Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
    • Slades Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Slades Corner is located in Bristol County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corner

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

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

  • Edgartown, which is the Seat of Dukes County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cuttyhunk to Edgartown, 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 most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 65 miles [104.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,114 miles [6,620.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cuttyhunk) 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 Cuttyhunk 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 Cuttyhunk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4209, Longitude: -70.9292       In this case, the coordinates for Cuttyhunk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.036 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.482 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.99 degrees.