Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huckleberry Corner:
  • 41.833436, -70.770315
  • 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 Huckleberry Corner

• 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 Huckleberry Corner is near Bristol County and also Barnstable 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 Barnstable 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 Huckleberry Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huckleberry Corner ...

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.

• Carver
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
• Cranberry Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
• Douglas Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
• Five Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Howlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howlands is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
• Maxim Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
• Pine Tree Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
• Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock

How Far From Huckleberry Corner 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 Huckleberry Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huckleberry Corner 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 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 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,093 miles [6,587 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'