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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 Pondville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pondville 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 Pondville:
- 42.090631, -71.290181
- 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 Pondville
- 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
- Since Pondville is near Bristol County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Pondville
Communities Also Named Pondville ...
We found five communities that are also named Pondville.
There are two communities within Massachusetts that are also named Pondville.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
- Plymouth County
- This Pondville is located in Plymouth County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pondville that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Pondville.
- Worcester County
- This Pondville is located in Worcester County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pondville that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Pondville.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Pondville is located in Bibb County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pondville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Pondville lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pondville that is located in Norfolk County.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Pondville is located in Sumner County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Norfolk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Pondville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pondville ...
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.
- Benjamins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benjamins Landing is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamins Landing
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Foxvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Plimptonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
- Purdy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
- Robinsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Pondville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pondville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pondville and extending to:
- Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pondville to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,524 miles [8,890 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,106 miles [6,608 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- Pondville) 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 Pondville 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 Pondville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0906, Longitude: -71.2902 In this case, the coordinates for Pondville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.153 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.811 degrees. |
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