Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kingdom Hall:
  • 41.577887, -70.545584
  • 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 Kingdom Hall

• 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Since Kingdom Hall is near Dukes County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Kingdom Hall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom Hall ...

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.

• Hatchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
• Mashpee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Mashpee Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
• Oyster Harbors
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oyster Harbors is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbors
• Pine Tree Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
• Rock Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
• Silver Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Smalltown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown
• Teaticket
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
• Vineyard Highlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
• Woods Hole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

How Far From Kingdom Hall 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 Kingdom Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kingdom Hall to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• 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).<6>'