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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 Davisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davisville 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 Davisville:
    • 41.551499, -70.563362
    • 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 Davisville
  • 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
    • Since Davisville is near Dukes County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Davisville

Communities Also Named Davisville ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Davisville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Davisville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Davisville [Calhoun County].
      • Macon County
      • This Davisville is located in Macon County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Davisville.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Davisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Davisville.
    • Mississippi
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Davisville [Jasper County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Davisville is located in Crawford County and lies 1,123 miles [1,807.3 km]<2> to the west of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Davisville.
    • New Hampshire
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Davisville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Davisville.
      • Merrimack County
      • This Davisville is located in Merrimack County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the north northwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Davisville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Davisville is located in Burlington County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Davisville.
      • Camden County
      • This Davisville is located in Camden County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km] to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Davisville.
    • Ohio
      • Jackson County
      • This Davisville is located in Jackson County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<2> to the west of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Davisville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Davisville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Davisville is located in Bucks County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Davisville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Davisville is located in Washington County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Davisville.
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Davisville is located in Angelina County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Davisville.
      • Leon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Davisville [Leon County].
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This Davisville is located in Tucker County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tucker County community of Davisville.
      • Wood County
      • This Davisville is located in Wood County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the west southwest of the Davisville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Davisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Davisville ...

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.

  • Harthaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harthaven is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harthaven
  • Hartsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartsville is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hatchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
  • Kingdom Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingdom Hall is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Hall
  • Mashpee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
  • Mashpee Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
  • Oak Bluffs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Pine Tree Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
  • Rock Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rock Landing is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Silver Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Smalltown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown
    • Teaticket
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
    • Vineyard Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
    • Vineyard Highlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
    • Woods Hole
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davisville and extending to:

  • Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Davisville to Barnstable, with an average speed<4> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,093 miles [6,587 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Davisville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Davisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Davisville 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 Davisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5515, Longitude: -70.5634       In this case, the coordinates for Davisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.802 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.239 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.765 degrees.