Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mayflower Grove:
  • 42.041768, -70.842541
  • 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 Mayflower Grove

• 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 Mayflower Grove is near Norfolk County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Mayflower Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayflower Grove ...

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.

• Breezy Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Brimstone Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Curtisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
• Fireworks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
• Golden Ring Camp
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
• Gurneys Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
• Silver Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Town Hall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall
• Tree of Knowledge Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mayflower Grove to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 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 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 5,507 miles [8,862.7 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'