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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 Norfolk Downs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norfolk Downs 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 Norfolk Downs:
- 42.272718, -71.018975
- 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 Norfolk Downs
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Norfolk Downs is near Suffolk County and also Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 Norfolk Downs
Communities Also Named Norfolk Downs ...
We found one communities that are also named Norfolk Downs.
Within Massachusetts, the name Norfolk Downs is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Norfolk Downs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Norfolk Downs is located in Wicomico County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Norfolk Downs that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Norfolk Downs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norfolk Downs ...
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.
- Braintree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Fields Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Corner is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Corner
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fort Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Independence is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Independence
- Grove Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Hall is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Idlewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
- Meeting House Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeting House Hill is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Merrymount
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
- Milton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Old Boat Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
- Post Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Post Island is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Island
- Rock Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Island is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
How Far From Norfolk Downs 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 Norfolk Downs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norfolk Downs and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Norfolk Downs to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 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 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norfolk Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Norfolk Downs 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 Norfolk Downs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2727, Longitude: -71.0190 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.964 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.544 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.597 degrees. |
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