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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 Gloucester, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloucester and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gloucester:
- 42.619703, -70.664171
- 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 Gloucester
- 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 Gloucester is near Suffolk County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gloucester
Communities Also Named Gloucester ...
We found four communities that are also named Gloucester.
Within Massachusetts, the name Gloucester is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of four communities that are located 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 ...
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Gloucester [Camden County].
- North Carolina
- Carteret County
- This Gloucester is located in Carteret County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Gloucester that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carteret County community of Gloucester.
- Ontario
- This Gloucester lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gloucester that is located in Essex County.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Gloucester is located in Gloucester County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gloucester that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Gloucester.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloucester ...
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 Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bass Rocks is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Rocks
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eden Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Square is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Square
- Five Pound Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Pound Island is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Pound Island
- Freshwater Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Lands End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lands End is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
- Lanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Ocean View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Pigeon Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,312 people
- Rocky Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck
- Stonehaven ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonehaven is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
How Far From Gloucester 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 city such as Gloucester to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gloucester and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gloucester to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gloucester could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gloucester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gloucester to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gloucester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6197, Longitude: -70.6642 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.258 degrees. |
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