Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shell Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shell 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 Shell Beach:
- 41.641494, -70.805591
- 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 Shell 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 Plymouth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- Since Shell Beach is near Bristol County and also Barnstable County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Shell Beach ...
We found four communities that share the name Shell Beach.
Within Massachusetts, the name Shell Beach is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,697 miles [4,340.4 km]<1> to the west of the Shell Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Shell Beach.
- Louisiana
- Saint Bernard Parish
- This Shell Beach is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shell Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Shell Beach.
- Vermilion Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Shell Beach [Vermilion Parish].
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This Shell Beach is located in Fairfield County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west of the Shell Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Shell Beach.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell 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.
- Alms House
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alms House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
- Alms House is located in Plymouth County
- Cannonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
- Cannonville is located in Plymouth County
- Crescent Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crescent Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Fairhaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Harbor Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
- Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Harbor View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Bristol County
- Holly Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
- Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Piney Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
- Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Silver Shell Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Shell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
- Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Shell 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 Shell Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shell Beach and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Beach to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 northwest (NNW). 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 378 miles [608.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shell Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Shell Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shell Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6415, Longitude: -70.8056 In this case, the coordinates for Shell Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shell Beach could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Shell Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.931 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.40 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.825 degrees. |