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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 Tree of Knowledge Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tree of Knowledge Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tree of Knowledge Corner
- 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner:
- 42.029269, -70.732816
- 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner
- 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tree of Knowledge Corner ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 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
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
How Far From Tree of Knowledge Corner 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tree of Knowledge Corner 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Tree of Knowledge Corner to Boston, with an average speed<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- 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).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tree of Knowledge Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner 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 Tree of Knowledge Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0293, Longitude: -70.7328 In this case, the coordinates for Tree of Knowledge Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.83 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.352 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.595 degrees. |
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