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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 Truro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Truro 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 Truro:
- 42.033436, -70.095303
- 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 Truro
- 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
- Since North Truro is near Plymouth County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- 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 North Truro
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Truro ...
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.
- Campground Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campground Landing is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Landing
- Fresh Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Brook is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Brook
- Mayflower Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayflower Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Heights
- Mayo Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mayo Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Beach
- Pilgrim Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Heights is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
- Pond Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pond Village is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Village
- Provincetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Sunken Meadow Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach
How Far From North Truro 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 Truro 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 Truro and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Truro to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 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 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Truro) 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 Truro 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 Truro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0334, Longitude: -70.0953 In this case, the coordinates for North Truro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.451 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.926 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.31 degrees. |
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