Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Daley Corner:
  • 42.066767, -71.086992
  • 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 Daley Corner

• 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 Daley Corner is near Plymouth County and also Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Daley Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Daley Corner ...

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.

• Beaver
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Elm Square
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
• Five Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Furnace Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
• Manleys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
• Marshall Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
• Pratts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
• Winters Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

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

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Daley Corner to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 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 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 5,516 miles [8,877.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'