Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vineyard Highlands:
  • 41.464001, -70.566139
  • 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 Vineyard Highlands

• 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 Dukes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes County
  • Since Vineyard Highlands is near Barnstable County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth 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 Vineyard Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vineyard Highlands ...

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.

• Christian Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christian Town is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
• Edgartown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgartown is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
• Harthaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Harthaven is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harthaven
• Hartsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hartsville is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
• Kingdom Hall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingdom Hall is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Hall
• Longview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longview is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Nabs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nabs Corner is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabs Corner
• Oak Bluffs
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
• Rock Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Landing
• Teaticket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
• Vineyard Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
• Woods Hole
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods Hole is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Hole

How Far From Vineyard Highlands 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 Vineyard Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vineyard Highlands and extending to:

• Edgartown, which is the Seat of Dukes County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Vineyard Highlands to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 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 5,517 miles [8,878.8 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 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'