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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 North Carver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Carver 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 North Carver:
- 41.919805, -70.800610
- 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 Carver
- 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- Since North Carver is near Bristol County and also Barnstable County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable 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 Carver
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Carver ...
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.
- Breezy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
- Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Cordage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordage is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
- Cranberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Gurneys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
- Howlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howlands is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
- Indian Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Shore is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Shore
- Island Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maxim Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
- Mayflower Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
- Miles Standish Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nelsons Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsons Grove is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Grove
- Paper Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pine Tree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Nook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
- Rocky Nook Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
- Rocky Nook Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Staples Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Staples Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Staples Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Staples Shore is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Shore
- Tinkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tree of Knowledge Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Four Corners is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Four Corners
How Far From North Carver 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 Carver 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 Carver and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Carver to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Carver) 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 North Carver 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 North Carver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9198, Longitude: -70.8006 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.887 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.681 degrees. |
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