Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Houghs Neck:
  • 42.266766, -70.957825
  • 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 Houghs Neck

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Houghs Neck is near Plymouth County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Houghs Neck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houghs 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.

• Braintree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Crow Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Hull
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hull is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,484 people
• Idlewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Merrymount
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Old Boat Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Post Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
• Rock Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Stony Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
• Waveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waveland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland

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

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Houghs Neck to Dedham, 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 just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5,503 miles [8,856.2 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 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'