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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 Ocean Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Grove 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 Ocean Grove:
    • 41.729269, -71.209213
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ocean Grove
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ocean Grove ...

We found three communities that share the name Ocean Grove.

Within Massachusetts, the name Ocean Grove is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Ocean Grove.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Ocean Grove that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Ocean Grove.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Ocean Grove is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,587 miles [4,163.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Ocean Grove that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Ocean Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Grove ...

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.

  • Barneyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
    • Barneyville is located in Bristol County
  • Fall River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Fall River Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Station
    • Fall River Station is located in Bristol County
  • Flint Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Village
    • Flint Village is located in Bristol County
  • Globe Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Globe Village is located in Bristol County
  • Laurel Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Laurel Park is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Luther Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Corner
    • Luther Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Mechanicsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Bristol County
  • Miles Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Bridge
    • Miles Bridge is located in Bristol County
  • Pottersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Pottersville is located in Bristol County
  • Slades Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slades Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Ferry
    • Slades Ferry is located in Bristol County
  • Steep Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Brook
    • Steep Brook is located in Bristol County

How Far From Ocean Grove to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ocean Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Grove to Taunton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 44 miles [70.8 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ocean Grove could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ocean Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7293, Longitude: -71.2092       In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ocean Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.157 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.67 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.958 degrees.




 

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