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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 Pocasset, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pocasset 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 Pocasset:
- 41.686366, -70.616867
- 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 Pocasset
- 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 Pocasset is near Plymouth County and also Bristol 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 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 Pocasset
Communities Also Named Pocasset ...
We found three communities that are also named Pocasset.
Within Massachusetts, the name Pocasset is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Grady County
- This Pocasset is located in Grady County and lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pocasset that is located in Barnstable County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Pocasset.
- Rhode Island
- Newport County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Newport County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Pocasset.
- Providence County
- This Pocasset is located in Providence County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pocasset that is located in Barnstable County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Pocasset.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocasset ...
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.
- Buzzards Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
- Forestdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gray Gables
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
- Hatchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
- Monument Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
- Onset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onset Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
- Silver Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Swifts Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach
How Far From Pocasset 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 Pocasset to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pocasset and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pocasset to Barnstable, 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 five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 51 miles [82.1 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 most of two days and walking would take most of three 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocasset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Pocasset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Pocasset 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 Pocasset. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6864, Longitude: -70.6169 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.813 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.719 degrees. |
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