Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grand Vue:
  • 41.637327, -70.804757
  • 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 Grand Vue

• 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 Grand Vue is near Bristol County and also Barnstable 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 Barnstable 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 Grand Vue

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Vue ...

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.

• Alms House
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alms House is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
• Cannonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cannonville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Crescent Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Fairhaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Harbor Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
• Harbor View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Holly Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
• Piney Point Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
• Shell Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Shell Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
• Silver Shell Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
• Wolf Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

How Far From Grand Vue 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 Grand Vue to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grand Vue 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 most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,521 miles [8,885.2 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 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'