Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Myricks:
  • 41.830657, -71.027265
  • 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 Myricks

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Myricks is near Plymouth County and also Newport 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 Newport 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 Myricks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Myricks ...

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.

• Chestnut Tree Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Tree Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Tree Corner
• Freetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Freetown is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
• Fuller Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fuller Shores is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Shores
• Heaven Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Heaven Heights is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaven Heights
• Hemlocks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hemlocks is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlocks
• Indian Shore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Shore is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shore
• Lakeview Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lakeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Masons Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Masons Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Nelsons Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nelsons Grove is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Grove
  • Precinct
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Precinct is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
  • Staples Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Staples Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
  • Staples Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Staples Shore is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Shore
  • Upper Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Upper Four Corners is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Four Corners
  • Wayside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wayside is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside

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

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Myricks to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,104 miles [6,604.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'