Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Halifax Beach:
  • 42.000102, -70.852263
  • 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 Halifax Beach

• 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 Halifax Beach is near Bristol County and also Norfolk 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 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 Halifax Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Halifax Beach ...

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.

• Breezy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Brimstone Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Curtisville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
• Golden Ring Camp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
• Gurneys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
• Mayflower Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
• Paper Mill Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
• Silver Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Town Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall

How Far From Halifax Beach 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 Halifax Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halifax Beach to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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 5,509 miles [8,865.9 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'