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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 Tarkiln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tarkiln and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tarkiln:
- 42.033436, -70.738372
- 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 Tarkiln
- 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 Tarkiln is near Norfolk County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Tarkiln
Communities Also Named Tarkiln ...
We found five communities that are also named Tarkiln.
Within Massachusetts, the name Tarkiln is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Tarkiln is located in Lawrence County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Tarkiln.
- Morgan County
- This Tarkiln is located in Morgan County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Tarkiln.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Tarkiln is located in Providence County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west of the Tarkiln that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Tarkiln.
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tarkiln [Patrick County].
- Russell County
- This Tarkiln is located in Russell County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tarkiln that is located in Plymouth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Tarkiln.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarkiln ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Cedar Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Cordage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cordage is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
- Island Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Miles Standish Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
- Rocky Nook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
- Rocky Nook Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
- Rocky Nook Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Tinkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
- Tree of Knowledge Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tarkiln and extending to:
- Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Tarkiln to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tarkiln) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Tarkiln could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tarkiln 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 Tarkiln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0334, Longitude: -70.7384 In this case, the coordinates for Tarkiln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.595 degrees. |
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