Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Orleans:
  • 41.750666, -69.991128
  • 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 Orleans

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Orleans ...

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.

• Campground Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Campground Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Landing
• Dennis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Dennis Port
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
• First Encounter Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Encounter Beach
• Fresh Brook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fresh Brook is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Brook
• Orleans
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• Pleasant Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Rock Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Harbor is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
• Shooters Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shooters Island is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Island
• Sunken Meadow Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sunken Meadow Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunken Meadow Beach

How Far From South Orleans 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 South Orleans 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 Orleans and extending to:

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Orleans to Barnstable, 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 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 419 miles [674.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,061 miles [6,535.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'