Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Boxford:
  • 42.661204, -70.996720
  • 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 Boxford

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Boxford is near Middlesex County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Boxford

Communities Also Named Boxford ...

We found one communities that are also named Boxford.

Within Massachusetts, the name Boxford is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Boxford in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • DeKalb County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Boxford [DeKalb County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxford ...

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.

• Doles Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Groveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Groveland is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
• Kent Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
• Kings Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Kinsman Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
• Marble Ridge Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
• Nancys Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
• Rooty Plain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Boxford to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 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 5,489 miles [8,833.7 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 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,074 miles [6,556.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'