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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 Asbury Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Asbury Grove and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Asbury Grove:
    • 42.623840, -70.884539
    • 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 Asbury Grove
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Asbury Grove ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Derby Wharf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
    • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Doles Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
    • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
  • Kent Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
    • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
  • Kings Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
  • Kinsman Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
    • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Little Neck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
    • Little Neck is located in Essex County
  • Nancys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nancys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
    • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
  • Peabody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Prides Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
    • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Rooty Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rooty Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain
    • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Asbury Grove and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the South.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Asbury Grove to Boston, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,070 miles [6,550 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asbury Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Asbury Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Asbury Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6238, Longitude: -70.8845    
<3>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.
<4>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 Asbury Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.83 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.452 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.356 degrees.









 

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