Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weymouth:
  • 42.174280, -70.951019
  • 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 Weymouth

• 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 Weymouth is near Plymouth County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Weymouth

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Weymouth ...

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.

• Accord
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Accord is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Accord
  • From South Weymouth to Accord
• Braintree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Braintree
  • From South Weymouth to Braintree
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Idlewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Idlewell is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewell
• Liberty Plain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Plain is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Plain
• Lincoln Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Manns Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Manns Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Corner
• Old Boat Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Boat Point is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Boat Point
• Randolph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Rockland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people

How Far From South Weymouth 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 Weymouth 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 Weymouth and extending to:

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Weymouth to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 5,506 miles [8,861 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'