Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Makonikey:
  • 41.459833, -70.655585
  • 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 Makonikey

• 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 Makonikey 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 Makonikey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Makonikey ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] 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 south)
  • Longview is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Nabs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Nabs Corner is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabs Corner
• Oak Bluffs
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
• Vineyard Highlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
• Woods Hole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Makonikey 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 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Makonikey to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 380 miles [611.6 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 5,521 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'