Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dedham Island:
  • 42.266765, -71.177276
  • 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 Dedham Island

• 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Dedham Island is near Suffolk County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Dedham Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dedham Island ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Chestnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dover is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,119 people
• Fields Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
• Grantville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Greenlodge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
• Grove Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Hall is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
• Highland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Longwood Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Longwood Station is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Station
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Meeting House Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Meeting House Hill is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
  • Milton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
  • Mount Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Readville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Readville is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
  • Reservoir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Reservoir is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
  • Summer Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights

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

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the northeast (NE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Dedham Island to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'