Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wampum Rock:
  • 42.040377, -71.331445
  • 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 Wampum Rock

• 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 Wampum Rock is near Bristol County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 Wampum Rock

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wampum Rock ...

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.

• Benjamins Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Benjamins Landing is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamins Landing
• Burnt Swamp Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
• Cedar
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Cedar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Diamond Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Foxvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• Plainville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
• Pondville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pondville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Purdy Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
• Rakeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rakeville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakeville
• Robinsonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
• Rockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
• Unionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Wampum Rock 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 Wampum Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dedham, which is the Seat of Norfolk County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wampum Rock to Dedham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'