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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 Monument Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monument Beach 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 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Monument Beach
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buzzards Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
- Gray Gables
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
- Hatchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
- Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
- Indian Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Onset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
- Onset is located in Plymouth County
- Onset Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onset Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
- Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
- Piney Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
- Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Pondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Pondville is located in Plymouth County
- Sandwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Silver Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Swifts Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swifts Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
- Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
How Far From Monument Beach 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 Monument Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Monument Beach and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Monument Beach to Barnstable, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monument Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monument Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7195, Longitude: -70.6120 In this case, the coordinates for Monument Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Monument Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.272 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.70 degrees. |
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