Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hull, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hull and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hull
- 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 Hull:
- 42.304059, -70.908081
- 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 Hull
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- Since Hull is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hull ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Hull.
Within Massachusetts, the name Hull is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Hull is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hull that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Hull.
- Walker County
- This Hull is located in Walker County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km] to the west southwest of the Hull that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Hull.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Clarke 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 Georgia community of Hull [Clarke County].
- Madison County
- This Hull is located in Madison County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hull that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hull.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Hull lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hull that is located in Plymouth County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hull ...
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.
- Cottage Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Cottage Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Cottage Park is located in Suffolk County
- Crow Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
- Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
- Fort Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Independence
- Fort Independence is located in Suffolk County
- Idlewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Lincoln Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- 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
- Merrymount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Old Boat Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Stony Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Beach
- Stony Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Straits Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straits Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
- Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
- Waveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Hull to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hull to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hull and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hull to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hull: www.town.hull.ma.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3041, Longitude: -70.9081 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hull 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 Hull 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 303.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.469 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.532 degrees. |