Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Andrews:
  • 42.299821, -70.928380
  • 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 Fort Andrews

• 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 Fort Andrews is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Fort Andrews

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Andrews ...

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.

• Cottage Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Cottage Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
• Crow Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
• Fort Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Independence is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Independence
• Hull
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Idlewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Merrymount
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Old Boat Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Post Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Stony Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Straits Pond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
• Waveland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Waveland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland

How Far From Fort Andrews 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 Fort Andrews to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Andrews to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,500 miles [8,851.4 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'