Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ponkapoag

• 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 Ponkapoag:
  • 42.192163, -71.117937
  • 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 Ponkapoag

• 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 Ponkapoag is near Suffolk County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
  • 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 Ponkapoag

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponkapoag ...

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.

• Braintree
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Braintree
  • From Ponkapoag to Braintree
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Four Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenlodge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlodge is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlodge
• Highland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Highland is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Merrymount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrymount is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrymount
• Milton Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton Center is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
• Mount Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Plimptonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Plimptonville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plimptonville
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Readville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Readville is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville
• Summer Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ponkapoag and extending to:

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ponkapoag to Boston, 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, 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 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'