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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 Norwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norwell 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 Norwell:
- 42.161577, -70.792043
- 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 Norwell
- 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 Norwell is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Norwell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norwell ...
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.
- Accord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clapps Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clapps Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
- Egypt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
- Ferry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferry Hill is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
- Fireworks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fireworks is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireworks
- First Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
- Fourth Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fourth Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Kings Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Liberty Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
- Little Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Manns Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
- Reeds Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reeds Corner is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corner
- Sand Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sea View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sea View is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
- Second Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
- Third Cliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff
How Far From Norwell 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 Norwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Norwell and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Norwell to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,500 miles [8,851.4 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 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 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- Norwell) 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 Norwell 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 Norwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1616, Longitude: -70.7920 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.846 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.553 degrees. |
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