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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 Pondsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pondsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pondsville:
    • 41.685109, -70.420303
    • 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 Pondsville
  • 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 Pondsville is near Plymouth County and also Dukes 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 Dukes 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 Pondsville

Communities Also Named Pondsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Pondsville.

Within Massachusetts, the name Pondsville is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Pondsville is located in Warren County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondsville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pondsville.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Pondsville is located in Washington County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondsville that is located in Barnstable County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Pondsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pondsville ...

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 southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Craigville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craigville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
  • Craigville Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craigville Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville Beach
  • Farmersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Farmersville is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Forestdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Mashpee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
  • Mashpee Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mashpee Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee Neck
  • Oyster Harbors
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oyster Harbors is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Harbors
  • Pine Tree Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Tree Corner is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Corner
  • Plowed Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Plowed Neck is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowed Neck
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pondsville and extending to:

  • Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies just to the East.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Pondsville 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Pondsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pondsville 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 Pondsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6851, Longitude: -70.4203       In this case, the coordinates for Pondsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.697 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.144 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.634 degrees.