Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yarmouth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yarmouth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yarmouth
- 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 Yarmouth:
- 41.705490, -70.228352
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yarmouth
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Barnstable County
- Since Yarmouth is near Plymouth County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
- eBird sighting report for Dukes 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yarmouth ...
We found four communities that share the name Yarmouth.
Within Massachusetts, the name Yarmouth is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Iowa
- Maine
- Nova Scotia
- This Yarmouth lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Yarmouth that is located in Barnstable County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yarmouth ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass River
- Bass River is located in Barnstable County
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Barnstable County
- Craigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Barnstable County
- Craigville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigville Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville Beach
- Craigville Beach is located in Barnstable County
- Dennis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Dennis Port
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Port have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Port
- Dennis Port is located in Barnstable County
- Pleasant Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County
- Pondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Pondsville is located in Barnstable County
How Far From Yarmouth 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 Yarmouth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yarmouth and extending to:
- Barnstable, which is the Seat of Barnstable County, lies just to the West.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Yarmouth to Boston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,073 miles [6,554.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yarmouth: www.yarmouth.ma.us/
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Yarmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yarmouth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yarmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7055, Longitude: -70.2284 In this case, the coordinates for Yarmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Yarmouth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.581 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.017 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.54 degrees. |