Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Joppa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joppa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Joppa
- 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 Joppa:
- 42.805647, -70.857830
- 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 Joppa
- 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 Joppa is near Rockingham County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Joppa ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Joppa.
Within Massachusetts, the name Joppa is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Chowan County
- This Joppa is located in Chowan County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joppa that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chowan County community of Joppa.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Joppa [Orange County].
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Joppa is located in Erie County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west of the Joppa that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Joppa.
- Meigs County
- This Joppa is located in Meigs County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the west southwest of the Joppa that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Joppa.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Joppa is located in Grainger County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Joppa that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Joppa.
- White County
- This Joppa is located in White County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the west southwest of the Joppa that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Joppa.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joppa ...
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.
- Knights Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- Pine Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Essex County
- Plum Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
- Plum Island is located in Essex County
- Plumbush
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Rings Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Island
- Rings Island is located in Essex County
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Salisbury Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
- Salisbury Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
- Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County
- Salisbury Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
How Far From Joppa 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 Joppa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joppa and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Joppa to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,478 miles [8,816 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,062 miles [6,537.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Joppa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joppa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8056, Longitude: -70.8578 In this case, the coordinates for Joppa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Joppa 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. |
| <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> | 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 Joppa 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 303.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.249 degrees. |