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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.

  • 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 Pondville:
    • 41.800105, -70.598643
    • 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
    • Since Pondville 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 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 ...
    • Norfolk County
      • This Pondville is located in Norfolk County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pondville that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Pondville.
    • Worcester County
      • This Pondville is located in Worcester County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pondville that is located in Plymouth 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 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Pondville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Pondville lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pondville that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Pondville is located in Sumner County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pondville that is located in Plymouth 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.

  • Buzzards Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
  • Cedarville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
  • Gray Gables
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
  • Halfway Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
  • Indian Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
  • Monument Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
  • Onset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Onset is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
  • Onset Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people

How Far From Pondville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pondville to Plymouth, 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 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,506 miles [8,861 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 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,086 miles [6,575.8 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 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: 41.8001, Longitude: -70.5986       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 303.785 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.263 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.653 degrees.