Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stoughton:
  • 42.115378, -71.080048
  • 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 Stoughton

• 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Stoughton ...

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.

• Beaver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
• Elm Square
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
• Five Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Four Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Furnace Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
• Manleys Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
• Marshall Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
• Pratts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
• Randolph
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Summer Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Summer Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Heights
• Winters Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winters Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Corner

How Far From South Stoughton 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton and extending to:

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Stoughton to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,514 miles [8,873.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,096 miles [6,591.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'