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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Indian Heights:
- 41.759272, -70.631143
- 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 Indian Heights
- 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 Indian Heights is near Barnstable County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Indian Heights
Communities Also Named Indian Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Indian Heights.
Within Massachusetts, the name Indian Heights is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Howard County
- This Indian Heights is located in Howard County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Heights that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Indian Heights.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Indian Heights is located in Dane County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Heights that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Indian Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Heights ...
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.
- Buzzards Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Onset
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Piney Point Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
- Pondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Swifts Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
How Far From Indian Heights 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 Indian Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Heights and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Heights to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 46 miles [74 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Indian Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Indian Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7593, Longitude: -70.6311 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.811 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.284 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.688 degrees. |
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