Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shawkemo:
  • 41.294567, -70.057793
  • 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 Shawkemo

• 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 Nantucket County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nantucket County
  • Since Shawkemo is near Barnstable County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Shawkemo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shawkemo ...

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.

• Codfish Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Codfish Park is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codfish Park
• Fishers Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fishers Landing is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Landing
• Long Josephs Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Josephs Point is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Josephs Point
• Middle Pasture ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Pasture is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Pasture
• Shallow Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shallow Pond is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Pond
• Smooth Hummocks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smooth Hummocks is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smooth Hummocks
• Surfside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Surfside is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
• Town Pasture
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Town Pasture is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pasture
• Trots Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Trots Hills is located in Nantucket County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trots Hills

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

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

• Nantucket, which is the Seat of Nantucket County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Shawkemo to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,502 miles [8,854.6 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'