Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Chatham:
  • 41.681223, -69.991127
  • 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 West Chatham

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Chatham ...

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.

• Bass River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bass River is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
• Campground Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Campground Landing is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Landing
• Dennis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dennis is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
• Dennis Port
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
• First Encounter Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Encounter Beach
• Orleans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orleans is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
• Pleasant Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
• Rock Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rock Harbor is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Harbor
• Shooters Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shooters Island is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooters Island

How Far From West Chatham 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 West Chatham to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Chatham to Barnstable, 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 four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 417 miles [671.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,484 miles [8,825.6 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,063 miles [6,538.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'