Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Manomet Heights:
  • 41.925104, -70.553642
  • 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 Manomet Heights

• 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Since Manomet Heights is near Barnstable County and also Bristol 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 Bristol 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 Manomet Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manomet Heights ...

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.

• Cedar Bushes
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Bushes is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bushes
• Cedarville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Cedarville Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
• Cordage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cordage is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
• Fishermans Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fishermans Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermans Landing
• Halfway Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Pondville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Priscilla Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla Beach
• Rocky Nook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
• Rocky Nook Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
• White Horse Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Manomet Heights to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 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 5,499 miles [8,849.8 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 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'