Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Essex Falls:
  • 42.626713, -70.792243
  • 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 Essex Falls

• 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 Essex Falls is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Essex Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Essex Falls ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beverly
  • From Essex Falls to Beverly
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
  • Former names for Dogtown Commons:
  • Common Settlement
  • Dogtown
  • Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
  • Dogtown Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dogtown Commons
  • From Essex Falls to Dogtown Commons
• Freshwater Cove Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Freshwater Cove Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Cove Village
• Kettle Cove Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
• Little Neck
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
• Magnolia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Nancys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
• Prides Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Riverview Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
• Rocky Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Essex Falls and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Essex Falls to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'