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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gloucester
- 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:
- 42.630597, -70.683612
- 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 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:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Gloucester is near Rockingham County and also Suffolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gloucester ...
We found four communities that share the name Gloucester.
Within Massachusetts, the name Gloucester is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout 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 311 miles [500.5 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.
- New Jersey
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Rocks
- Bass Rocks is located in Essex County
- Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dogtown Commons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown Commons
- Dogtown Commons is located in Essex County
- Former names for Dogtown Commons:
- Common Settlement
- Dogtown
- Dogtown Commons has also been known as:
- Dogtown Village
- Eden Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Square
- Eden Square is located in Essex County
- Five Pound Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Pound Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Pound Island
- Five Pound Island is located in Essex County
- Freshwater Cove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freshwater Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Cove Village
- Freshwater Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Kettle Cove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
- Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
- Lands End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Essex County
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ocean View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Essex County
- Pigeon Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Cove
- Pigeon Cove is located in Essex County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Riverview Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
- Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck
- Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
- Stonehaven ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in Essex County
- Riverview Landing
How Far From Gloucester to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gloucester to Salem, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,061 miles [6,535.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gloucester: www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gloucester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gloucester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6306, Longitude: -70.6836 In this case, the coordinates for Gloucester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.317 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.261 degrees. |