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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Woods Hole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods Hole and the surrounding area.
- 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 Woods Hole:
- 41.527020, -70.673236
- 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 Woods Hole
- 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 Woods Hole is near Dukes County and also Plymouth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Woods Hole
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods Hole ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Christian Town is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Town
- Harthaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harthaven is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harthaven
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hatchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdom Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdom Hall is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Hall
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Oak Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Smalltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smalltown is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalltown
- Teaticket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Teaticket is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaticket
- Vineyard Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vineyard Highlands is located in Dukes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Highlands
How Far From Woods Hole to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woods Hole to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Woods Hole and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woods Hole to Barnstable, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 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 5,519 miles [8,882 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 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,099 miles [6,596.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woods Hole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Woods Hole to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Hole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5270, Longitude: -70.6732 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.87 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.825 degrees. |
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