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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 Easton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Easton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Easton:
    • 42.066767, -71.103659
    • 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 Easton
  • 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 Easton is near Plymouth County and also Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Easton

Communities Also Named North Easton ...

We found two communities that are also named North Easton.

Within Massachusetts, the name North Easton is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Talbot County
      • This North Easton is located in Talbot County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Easton that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of North Easton.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This North Easton is located in Washington County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Easton that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of North Easton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Easton ...

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.

  • Beaver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Elm Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
  • Five Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Four Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Foxvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
  • Furnace Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
  • Manleys Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
  • Marshall Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
  • Pratts Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
  • Winters Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Easton and extending to:

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Easton to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 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 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 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 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- North Easton) 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 Easton 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 Easton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0668, Longitude: -71.1037       In this case, the coordinates for North Easton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.045 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.60 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.74 degrees.