Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pine Tree Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Tree Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Tree Village

• 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 Pine Tree Village:
  • 41.826492, -70.736981
  • 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 Pine Tree Village

• 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 Pine Tree Village 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 Pine Tree Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Tree Village ...

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.

• Carver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
• Cranberry Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
• Douglas Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
• Five Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Howlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Howlands is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlands
• Maxim Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
• Onset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Onset is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
• Onset Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
• Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rock is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
• Swifts Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach

How Far From Pine Tree Village 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 include the distance from a community such as Pine Tree Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Tree Village to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 40 miles [64.4 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 just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'