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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 Fishers Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fishers Landing 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 Fishers Landing:
    • 41.293734, -70.179184
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fishers Landing
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fishers Landing ...

We found two communities that share the name Fishers Landing.

Within Massachusetts, the name Fishers Landing is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma County
      • This Fishers Landing is located in Yuma County and lies 2,476 miles [3,984.7 km]<1> to the west of the Fishers Landing that is located in Nantucket County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Fishers Landing.
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Fishers Landing is located in Jefferson County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Fishers Landing that is located in Nantucket County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Fishers Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fishers Landing ...

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.

  • Further Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Further Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Further Creek
    • Further Creek is located in Nantucket County
  • Great Neck
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
    • Great Neck is located in Nantucket County
  • Long Josephs Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Josephs Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Josephs Point
    • Long Josephs Point is located in Nantucket County
  • Narrow Creek ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Creek
    • Narrow Creek is located in Nantucket County
  • Shallow Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shallow Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Pond
    • Shallow Pond is located in Nantucket County
  • Smooth Hummocks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smooth Hummocks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smooth Hummocks
    • Smooth Hummocks is located in Nantucket County
  • Surfside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • Surfside is located in Nantucket County
  • Town Pasture
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Pasture have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pasture
    • Town Pasture is located in Nantucket County
  • Trots Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trots Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trots Hills
    • Trots Hills is located in Nantucket County

How Far From Fishers Landing 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 Fishers Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Nantucket, which is the Seat of Nantucket County, lies just to the East.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fishers Landing to Boston, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,085 miles [6,574.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishers Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fishers Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishers Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2937, Longitude: -70.1792       In this case, the coordinates for Fishers Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fishers Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.615 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.985 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.73 degrees.









 

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