Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pope Beach:
  • 41.632049, -70.878648
  • 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 Pope Beach

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Pope Beach is near Plymouth County and also Barnstable 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 Barnstable 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 Pope Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pope Beach ...

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.

• Bliss Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bliss Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corner
• Cannonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cannonville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Crescent Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Fairhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
• Harbor View
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Plainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Redgate Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Redgate Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Corner
• Rockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rockdale is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shell Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shell Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
• Silver Shell Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
• Wolf Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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

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

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pope Beach to Taunton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,105 miles [6,606.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'