Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for East Taunton.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Taunton:
  • 41.882684, -71.028697<1>
  • 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 Taunton

• 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 East Taunton 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 East Taunton

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Taunton ...

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.

• Camp Titicut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camp Titicut is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Titicut
• Fuller Shores
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
• Hemlocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
• Lakeview Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lakeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Nelsons Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelsons Grove is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Grove
• Prattville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattville is also located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
• Precinct
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Precinct is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Scotland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Staples Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Staples Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
• Staples Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Staples Shore is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Shore
• Upper Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Upper Four Corners is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Four Corners
• Wayside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayside is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

How Far From East Taunton 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 included the distance from a community such as East Taunton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Taunton and extending to:

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Taunton to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,102 miles [6,601.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>