Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lovell Corners:
  • 42.196767, -70.926434
  • 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 Lovell Corners

• 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Since Lovell Corners is near Plymouth County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Lovell Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lovell Corners ...

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.

• Accord
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Accord is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
• Braintree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Clapps Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
• Crow Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crow Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Point
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Idlewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Liberty Plain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
• Lincoln Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Manns Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
• Merrymount
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Old Boat Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Post Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Post Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
• Rock Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rockland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people

How Far From Lovell Corners 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 Lovell Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lovell Corners to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 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 5,504 miles [8,857.8 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 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'