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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 East Sandwich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Sandwich and the surrounding area.
- 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 East Sandwich:
- 41.741150, -70.449955
- 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 East Sandwich
- 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 East Sandwich is near Plymouth County and also Dukes 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 Dukes 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 East Sandwich
Communities Also Named East Sandwich ...
We found one communities that are also named East Sandwich.
Within Massachusetts, the name East Sandwich is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named East Sandwich in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This East Sandwich is located in Carroll County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the East Sandwich that is located in Barnstable County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of East Sandwich.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Sandwich ...
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.
- Buzzards Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmersville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Forestdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Gables
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Halfway Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
- Mashpee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Monument Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Oyster Harbors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oyster Harbors is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbors
- Pine Tree Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plowed Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pondsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pondsville is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Pondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Sandwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From East Sandwich 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 East Sandwich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Sandwich and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from East Sandwich to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,501 miles [8,853 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 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Sandwich) 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 East Sandwich 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 East Sandwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7411, Longitude: -70.4500 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.706 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.618 degrees. |
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