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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 Minot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minot and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Minot:
    • 42.240379, -70.761987
    • 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 Minot
  • 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 Minot 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 Minot

Communities Also Named Minot ...

We found four communities that are also named Minot.

Within Massachusetts, the name Minot is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Minot is located in Androscoggin County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north of the Minot that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Minot.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Minot is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Minot that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Minot.
    • Montana
      • Valley County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Minot [Valley County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ward County
      • This Minot is located in Ward County and lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Minot that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ward County community of Minot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Minot ...

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.

  • Clapps Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
  • Egypt
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Egypt is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Egypt Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
  • First Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
  • Greenbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Kings Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
  • Little Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
  • Reeds Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
  • Sand Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
  • Second Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
  • Straits Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Straits Pond is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straits Pond
  • Third Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff

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

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Minot to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 5,496 miles [8,845 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 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 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- Minot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Minot 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 Minot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2404, Longitude: -70.7620       In this case, the coordinates for Minot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.816 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.371 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.499 degrees.