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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 Lamberts Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamberts Cove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lamberts Cove:
    • 41.438167, -70.667251
    • 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 Lamberts Cove
  • 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 Dukes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes County
    • Since Lamberts Cove is near Barnstable County and also Plymouth 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 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 Lamberts Cove

Communities Also Named Lamberts Cove ...

We found one communities that are also named Lamberts Cove.

Within Massachusetts, the name Lamberts Cove is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Lamberts Cove in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lamberts Cove lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lamberts Cove that is located in Dukes County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamberts Cove ...

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.

  • Christian Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
  • Harthaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harthaven is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harthaven
  • Hartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hartsville is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longview is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Nabs Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Nabs Corner is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabs Corner
  • Oak Bluffs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
  • Vineyard Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
  • Vineyard Highlands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
  • Woods Hole
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

How Far From Lamberts Cove 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 Lamberts Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamberts Cove and extending to:

  • Edgartown, which is the Seat of Dukes County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lamberts Cove to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,522 miles [8,886.8 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 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,102 miles [6,601.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lamberts Cove) 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 Lamberts Cove 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 Lamberts Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4382, Longitude: -70.6673       In this case, the coordinates for Lamberts Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.88 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.868 degrees.