Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Scituate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scituate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Scituate
- 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 Scituate:
- 42.195935, -70.725874
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Scituate
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- Since Scituate is near Suffolk County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Scituate ...
We found one communities that share the name Scituate.
Within Massachusetts, the name Scituate is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Scituate in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scituate ...
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.
- Egypt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Egypt Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
- Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
- First Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
- First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Fourth Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
- Fourth Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Greenbush
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Kings Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
- Little Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
- Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
- Sand Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
- Sea View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Second Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
- Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
- Third Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff
- Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County
How Far From Scituate 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 Scituate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scituate and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Scituate to Plymouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Scituate: www.town.scituate.ma.us/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scituate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scituate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1959, Longitude: -70.7259 In this case, the coordinates for Scituate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Scituate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.801 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.347 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.506 degrees. |