Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elm Square:
  • 42.016767, -71.020322
  • 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 Elm Square

• 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 Elm Square is near Bristol County and also Norfolk 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 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 Elm Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm Square ...

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.

• Beaver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Camp Titicut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Camp Titicut is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Titicut
• Curtisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Furnace Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
• Manleys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
• Marshall Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
• Paper Mill Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
• Pratts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
• Scotland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Stanley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanley is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Winters Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Elm Square to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 23 miles [37 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 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 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 northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'