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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 Long Plain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Plain 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 Long Plain:
- 41.737091, -70.895574
- 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 Long Plain
- 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Since Long Plain is near Plymouth County and also Barnstable County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Long Plain
Communities Also Named Long Plain ...
We found one communities that are also named Long Plain.
Within Massachusetts, the name Long Plain is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Long Plain in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Long Plain lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Plain that is located in Bristol County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Plain ...
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.
- Douglas Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Fuller Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
- Heaven Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heaven Heights is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaven Heights
- Hemlocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
- Howlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- Indian Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Shore is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shore
- Inland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Inland Park is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Park
- Lakeview Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Masons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolf Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
How Far From Long Plain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Long Plain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Plain and extending to:
- Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Long Plain to Taunton, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north (N). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 5,521 miles [8,885.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Plain) 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 Long Plain 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 Long Plain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7371, Longitude: -70.8956 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.97 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.461 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.816 degrees. |
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