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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 Patuxet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Patuxet and the surrounding area.
- 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 Patuxet:
- 41.958437, -70.667258
- 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 Patuxet
- 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 Patuxet is near Barnstable County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable 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 Patuxet
Curious and Interesting Names Near Patuxet ...
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.
- Cordage
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cordage is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
- Island Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Miles Standish Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
- Plymouth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Priscilla Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Priscilla Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla Beach
- Rocky Nook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
- Rocky Nook Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
- Rocky Nook Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
- Tinkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tree of Knowledge Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Horse Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Horse Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Beach
How Far From Patuxet 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 Patuxet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Patuxet once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Patuxet and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Patuxet to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Patuxet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patuxet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Patuxet to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patuxet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9584, Longitude: -70.6673 In this case, the coordinates for Patuxet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.802 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.602 degrees. |
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