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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 Douglas Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Douglas Corner 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 Douglas Corner:
    • 41.775381, -70.791426
    • 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 Douglas 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Douglas Corner is near Bristol County and also Barnstable 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 Barnstable 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 Douglas Corner

Communities Also Named Douglas Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Douglas Corner.

Within Massachusetts, the name Douglas Corner is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Douglas Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Douglas Corner is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Douglas Corner that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Douglas Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Douglas 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.

  • Cranberry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
  • Five Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Howlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Howlands is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
  • Long Plain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Plain is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Onset Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
  • Pine Tree Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
  • Piney Point Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
  • Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Swifts Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
  • Wolf Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

How Far From Douglas Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Douglas Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Douglas Corner to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 42 miles [67.6 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,515 miles [8,875.5 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 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,096 miles [6,591.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas Corner) 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 Douglas Corner 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 Douglas Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7754, Longitude: -70.7914       In this case, the coordinates for Douglas Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.903 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.391 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.751 degrees.