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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 South Bellingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Bellingham and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Bellingham:
    • 42.041765, -71.476172
    • 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 South Bellingham
  • 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 Norfolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk County
    • Since South Bellingham is near Worcester County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 South Bellingham

Communities Also Named South Bellingham ...

We found one communities that are also named South Bellingham.

Within Massachusetts, the name South Bellingham is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named South Bellingham in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Washington
      • Whatcom County
      • This South Bellingham is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Bellingham that is located in Norfolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of South Bellingham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Bellingham ...

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.

  • Benjamins Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Benjamins Landing is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamins Landing
  • Branch Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Branch Village is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village
  • Burnt Swamp Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
  • Crooks Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Crooks Corner is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Corner
  • Diamond Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Park is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forestdale is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • Globe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Globe is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hamlet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlet is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Happy Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Happy Hills is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
  • Manville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Maple Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Rakeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
    • Social
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Social is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social
    • Union Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Village is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Bellingham and extending to:

  • Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Bellingham to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,116 miles [6,624.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Bellingham) 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 South Bellingham 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 South Bellingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0418, Longitude: -71.4762       In this case, the coordinates for South Bellingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.271 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.85 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.919 degrees.