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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 Great Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Great Neck 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 Great Neck:
    • 41.537605, -70.991150
    • 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 Great Neck
  • 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 Great Neck ...

We found three communities that share the name Great Neck.

There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Great Neck.

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

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Nantucket County
      • This Great Neck is located in Nantucket County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Great Neck that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Great Neck.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Great Neck is located in Nassau County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Great Neck that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Great Neck.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Great Neck is located in Craven County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Great Neck that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Great Neck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Great Neck ...

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.

  • Bliss Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bliss Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
    • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Booth Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Corner
    • Booth Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Central Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Village
    • Central Village is located in Bristol County
  • Cow Yard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Yard
    • Cow Yard is located in Bristol County
  • Cranberry Bog Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Bog Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Bog Corner
    • Cranberry Bog Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Handy Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handy Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Four Corners
    • Handy Four Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Kirby Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Corner
    • Kirby Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Redgate Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgate Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
    • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Russells Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Mills
    • Russells Mills is located in Bristol County
  • Slades Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corner
    • Slades Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Summit Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
  • University Highlands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands
    • University Highlands is located in Bristol County

How Far From Great Neck 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 Great Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Great Neck to Taunton, with an average speed<3> 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,533 miles [8,904.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,113 miles [6,619.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Great Neck. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Great Neck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5376, Longitude: -70.9912       In this case, the coordinates for Great Neck 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 Great Neck 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 304.056 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.524 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.959 degrees.




 

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