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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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Harbor - Cedar Crest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
  • 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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest:
    • 42.076618, -70.662942
    • 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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest
  • 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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest 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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Harbor - Cedar Crest ...

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.

  • Cedar Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Ferry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferry Hill is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
  • Green Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
  • Island Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kent Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kent Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Park
  • Miles Standish Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
  • Ocean Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
  • Rocky Nook Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
  • Sea View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
  • Tinkertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Green Harbor - Cedar Crest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Green Harbor - Cedar Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Green Harbor - Cedar Crest and extending to:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the South.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Green Harbor - Cedar Crest to Boston, 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 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 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 5,498 miles [8,848.2 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 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,079 miles [6,564.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Green Harbor - Cedar Crest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Green Harbor - Cedar Crest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Harbor - Cedar Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0766, Longitude: -70.6629    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.782 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.305 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.539 degrees.