Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Monument Beach:
  • 41.719550, -70.611976
  • 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 Monument Beach

• 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Since Monument Beach is near Plymouth County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Monument Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Monument Beach ...

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.

• Buzzards Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
• Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Forestdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Gray Gables
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
• Hatchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
• Indian Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Onset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Onset is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
• Onset Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
• Piney Point Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
• Pondville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Sandwich
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Silver Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Swifts Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach

How Far From Monument Beach to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monument Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Monument Beach to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,509 miles [8,865.9 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 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'