Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Holbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Holbrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Holbrook
- 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 Holbrook:
- 42.154806, -71.008561
- 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 Holbrook
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Holbrook is near Plymouth County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- eBird sighting report for Bristol 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Holbrook ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Holbrook.
Within Massachusetts, the name Holbrook is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Holbrook is located in Cleveland County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Holbrook that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Holbrook.
- Stanly County
- This Holbrook is located in Stanly County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the southwest of the Holbrook that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Holbrook.
- Ontario
- This Holbrook lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west of the Holbrook that is located in Norfolk County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Holbrook [Boone County].
- Ritchie County
- This Holbrook is located in Ritchie County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holbrook that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Holbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Holbrook ...
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.
- Accord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
- Accord is located in Plymouth County
- Beaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Braintree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Fireworks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
- Idlewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Liberty Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
- Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
- Lincoln Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Manns Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Marshall Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
- Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Merrymount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrymount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
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- Milton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
- Old Boat Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Boat Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
- Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
- Post Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
- Post Island is located in Norfolk County
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Rock Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Summer Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
- Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
- Winters Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner
- Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Milton Center
How Far From Holbrook 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 Holbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holbrook and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Holbrook to Dedham, with an average speed<4> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 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 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Holbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1548, Longitude: -71.0086 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Holbrook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Holbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.976 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.537 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.653 degrees. |