Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aqawam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aqawam and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aqawam
- 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 Aqawam:
- 42.679260, -70.841161
- 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 Aqawam
- 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Aqawam is near Middlesex County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aqawam ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- 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
- Doles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kent Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Kettle Cove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Kings Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Knights Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- Little Neck
(2 miles [3.2 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- 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
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- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Essex County
- Plumbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Prides Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- 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
- Riverview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Riverview Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
- Rooty Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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
- Pine Island
How Far From Aqawam 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 Aqawam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Aqawam once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Aqawam and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aqawam to Salem, with an average speed<4> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,066 miles [6,543.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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 Aqawam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aqawam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aqawam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6793, Longitude: -70.8412 In this case, the coordinates for Aqawam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Aqawam 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 303.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.423 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.307 degrees. |