Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pond 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 Pond Village:
  • 42.030659, -70.093914
  • 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 Pond 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 Barnstable County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Since Pond Village is near Plymouth County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • 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 Pond Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond 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.

• Campground Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Campground Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Landing
• First Encounter Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Encounter Beach
• Fresh Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fresh Brook is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Brook
• Mayflower Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayflower Heights is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Heights
• Mayo Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayo Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Beach
• Pilgrim Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Heights is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
• Provincetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
• Rock Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Harbor is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach

How Far From Pond 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 Pond 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 Pond Village and extending to:

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pond Village to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 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 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'