Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kent Corner:
  • 42.705648, -70.909219
  • 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 Kent Corner

• 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 Kent Corner is near Dukes County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Kent Corner

Communities Also Named Kent Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Kent Corner.

Within Massachusetts, the name Kent Corner is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Rhode Island
    • Providence County
    • This Kent Corner is located in Providence County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Kent Corner that is located in Essex County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Kent Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kent Corner ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
• Georgetown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Kings Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Kinsman Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
• Knights Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
• Little Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
• Nancys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
• Pine Island
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Island is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Rooty Plain
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

How Far From Kent Corner 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 community such as Kent Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kent Corner and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Kent Corner to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 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 5,484 miles [8,825.6 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 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,068 miles [6,546.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'