Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pocasset:
  • 41.675107, -70.608642
  • 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 Pocasset

• 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 Pocasset is near Plymouth County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol 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 Pocasset

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Pocasset ...

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.

• Buzzards Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
• Forestdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Forestdale is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Gray Gables
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
• Hatchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatchville is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchville
• Indian Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Mashpee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
• Monument Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
• Onset
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Onset is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
• Onset Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
• Piney Point Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
• Silver Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
• Smalltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown

How Far From South Pocasset 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 Pocasset 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 Pocasset and extending to:

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from South Pocasset 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 52 miles [83.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,511 miles [8,869.1 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'