Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Oyster Harbors:
  • 41.620943, -70.415303
  • 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 Oyster Harbors

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oyster Harbors ...

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.

• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Craigville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
• Craigville Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Craigville Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville Beach
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farmersville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Mashpee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Mashpee Neck
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
• Pine Tree Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
• Pondsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pondsville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
• Rock Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing

How Far From Oyster Harbors 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 Oyster Harbors to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Oyster Harbors to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'