Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Miles Standish Park:
  • 42.013436, -70.705593
  • 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 Miles Standish Park

• 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 Miles Standish Park is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk 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 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 Miles Standish Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Miles Standish Park ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Cedar Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
• Cordage
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cordage is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
• Green Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Harbor
• Island Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Plymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Rocky Nook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
• Rocky Nook Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
• Rocky Nook Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Tinkertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
• Tree of Knowledge Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner

How Far From Miles Standish Park 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 Miles Standish Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Miles Standish Park to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,083 miles [6,571 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'