Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Silver Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Silver Beach and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Silver Beach

• 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 Silver Beach:
  • 41.626774, -70.636142
  • 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 Silver Beach

• 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 Old Silver Beach is near Plymouth County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Silver Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Silver Beach ...

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.

• Alms House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alms House is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
• Crescent Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Gray Gables
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
• Harbor Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
• Hatchville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
• Holly Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
• Kingdom Hall
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingdom Hall is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Hall
• Monument Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
• Pine Tree Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
• Piney Point Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
• Silver Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Smalltown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown
• Teaticket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
• Woods Hole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

How Far From Old Silver Beach 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 Old Silver Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Silver Beach to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 386 miles [621.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,094 miles [6,588.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'