Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Attleboro:
  • 41.983432, -71.332833
  • 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 North Attleboro

• 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 North Attleboro is near Norfolk County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 North Attleboro

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Attleboro ...

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.

• Burnt Swamp Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
• Diamond Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Dodgeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
• Foxvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• Happy Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Hollow is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Lime Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lime Rock is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
• Manville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Manville is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Plainville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
• Pondville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Purdy Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
• Rakeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
• Robinsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville

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

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Attleboro to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 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 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,530 miles [8,899.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,112 miles [6,617.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'