Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Old Oaken Bucket Homestead.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Oaken Bucket Homestead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Oaken Bucket Homestead and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Oaken Bucket Homestead

• 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 Old Oaken Bucket Homestead:
  • 42.177879, -70.755875<1>
  • 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 Old Oaken Bucket Homestead

• 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 Old Oaken Bucket Homestead is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk 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 Old Oaken Bucket Homestead

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Oaken Bucket Homestead ...

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.

• Clapps Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clapps Corner is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapps Corner
• Egypt
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Egypt is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Egypt Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
• Ferry Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferry Hill is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Hill
• First Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • First Cliff is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
• Fourth Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourth Cliff is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
• Greenbush
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenbush is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Kings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kings Landing is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Little Bridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Little Bridge is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
• Sand Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hills is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Sea View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sea View is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
• Second Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Second Cliff is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
• Third Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Third Cliff is also located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff

How Far From Old Oaken Bucket Homestead 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 included the distance from a community such as Old Oaken Bucket Homestead to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Oaken Bucket Homestead and extending to:

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Oaken Bucket Homestead to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> 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 399 miles [642.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>