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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 Marshfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshfield 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 Marshfield:
    • 42.092008, -70.704907
    • 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 Marshfield
  • 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 Marshfield is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Marshfield

Communities Also Named Marshfield ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Marshfield.

Within Massachusetts, the name Marshfield is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Scott County
      • This Marshfield is located in Scott County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the west of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Marshfield.
      • Warren County
      • This Marshfield is located in Warren County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km] to the west of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Marshfield.
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Marshfield is located in Washington County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshfield.
    • Michigan
      • Mecosta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Marshfield [Mecosta County].
    • Missouri
      • Webster County
      • This Marshfield is located in Webster County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the west of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Marshfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Sioux County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Marshfield [Sioux County].
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Marshfield is located in Erie County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Marshfield.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Marshfield [Athens County].
    • Ontario
      • This Marshfield lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Marshfield [Columbia County].
      • Coos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Marshfield [Coos County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Marshfield [Tioga County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Marshfield lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Marshfield is located in Washington County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Marshfield.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Marshfield [Buffalo County].
      • Wood County
      • This Marshfield is located in Wood County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marshfield that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Marshfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshfield ...

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.

  • Brimstone Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Cedar Crest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Ferry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ferry Hill is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
  • Fourth Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fourth Cliff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
  • Green Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
  • Island Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kent Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kent Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Park
  • Kings Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Little Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
  • Miles Standish Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
  • Ocean Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ocean Bluff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bluff
  • Sea View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
  • Tinkertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Marshfield to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,081 miles [6,567.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Marshfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Marshfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>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 Marshfield 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 Marshfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0920, Longitude: -70.7049    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.804 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.333 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.55 degrees.