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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 Scotland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scotland Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Scotland Estates:
- 41.960101, -71.007265
- 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 Scotland Estates
- 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 Scotland Estates is near Bristol County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Scotland Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scotland Estates ...
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.
- Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Camp Titicut
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Camp Titicut is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Titicut
- Cranes Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cranes Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Station
- Curtisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtisville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Elm Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Furnace Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
- Manleys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
- Marshall Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
- Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
- Paper Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Pratts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Prattville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Precinct
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Precinct is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scotland is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Stanley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Staples Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Staples Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Upper Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Four Corners is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Four Corners
How Far From Scotland Estates 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 Scotland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scotland Estates and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Scotland Estates 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 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 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 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scotland Estates) 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 Scotland Estates 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 Scotland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9601, Longitude: -71.0073 In this case, the coordinates for Scotland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.004 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.752 degrees. |
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