Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oakland Square:
  • 42.036213, -70.800040
  • 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 Oakland Square

• 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 Oakland Square is near Norfolk County and also Bristol 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 Bristol 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 Oakland Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakland Square ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Breezy Hill is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Hill
• Brimstone Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Golden Ring Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Ring Camp is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ring Camp
• Gurneys Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gurneys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneys Corner
• Island Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
• Mayflower Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayflower Grove is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Grove
• Silver Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Tinkertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
• Town Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Hall is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall
• Tree of Knowledge Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner

How Far From Oakland Square 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 Oakland Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakland Square and extending to:

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oakland Square to Boston, 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 just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 392 miles [630.9 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 5,505 miles [8,859.4 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 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'