Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 White Island Shores:
  • 41.800105, -70.634755
  • 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 White Island Shores

• 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 White Island Shores 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 White Island Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Island Shores ...

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.

• Buzzards Bay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buzzards Bay is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzards Bay
• Cedarville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Cedarville Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedarville Landing is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Landing
• Cranberry Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranberry Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Village
• Gray Gables
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gray Gables is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
• Halfway Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Halfway Pond is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Pond
• Indian Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Indian Heights is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Heights
• Monument Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Monument Beach is located in Barnstable County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Beach
• Onset
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Onset is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset
• Onset Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Onset Station is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onset Station
• Pine Tree Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
• Pondville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pondville is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
• Swifts Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swifts Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifts Beach

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

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

• Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from White Island Shores to Plymouth, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 44 miles [70.8 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 391 miles [629.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving 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 5,507 miles [8,862.7 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'