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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Scituate

Communities Also Named Scituate ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • Maine
    • York County
    • This Scituate is located in York County and lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north of the Scituate that is located in Plymouth County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Scituate.

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 is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Egypt Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Egypt Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Beach
• First Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • First Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cliff
• Fourth Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourth Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Cliff
• Greenbush
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Kings Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Little Bridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Little Bridge is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bridge
• Sand Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sand Hills is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
• Sea View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sea View is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea View
• Second Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Second Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Cliff
• Third Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Third Cliff is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Cliff

How Far From Scituate 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 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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'