Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dartmouth:
  • 41.638993, -70.970317
  • 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 Dartmouth

• 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 Dartmouth 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 North Dartmouth

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Dartmouth ...

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.

• Bliss Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
• Fairhaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Harbor View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Hixville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hixville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
• Mount Pleasant
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plainville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plainville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Redgate Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
• Rockdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Russells Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Russells Mills is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Mills
• Suburban Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Suburban Park is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban Park
• Summit Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Summit Grove is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
• University Highlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • University Highlands is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Highlands

How Far From North Dartmouth 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 North Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth and extending to:

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Dartmouth to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,108 miles [6,611.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'