Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weweantic:
  • 41.735382, -70.731979
  • 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 Weweantic

• 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 Weweantic is near Barnstable County and also Bristol 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 Bristol 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 Weweantic

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weweantic ...

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.

• Alms House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alms House is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
• Buzzards Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
• Douglas Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Corner
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Five Corners is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Gray Gables
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
• Harbor Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
• Holly Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
• Indian Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Marion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
• Onset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Onset is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
• Onset Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
• Piney Point Beach
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
• Swifts Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Weweantic to Plymouth, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,514 miles [8,873.9 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,094 miles [6,588.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'