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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 Meadow Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Meadow Village 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 Meadow Village:
    • 41.893992, -70.750871
    • 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 Meadow Village
  • 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 South Meadow Village is near Bristol County and also Barnstable 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for South Meadow Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Meadow Village ...

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.

  • Carver
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Carver is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
  • Cordage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cordage is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
  • Cranberry Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
  • Five Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Maxim Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxim Corner is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxim Corner
  • Pine Tree Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
  • Plymouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Rocky Nook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
  • Rocky Nook Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
  • Rocky Nook Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
  • Silver Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from South Meadow Village to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 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 5,508 miles [8,864.3 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 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 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' (or 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 Meadow Village) 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 Meadow Village 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 Meadow Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8940, Longitude: -70.7509       In this case, the coordinates for South Meadow Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.861 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.364 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.672 degrees.