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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 Kinsman Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kinsman Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Kinsman Corner:
    • 42.637593, -70.974497
    • 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 Kinsman 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 Kinsman Corner is near Middlesex County and also Dukes 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Kinsman Corner

Communities Also Named Kinsman Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Kinsman Corner.

Within Massachusetts, the name Kinsman Corner is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Kinsman Corner in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Kinsman Corner lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kinsman Corner that is located in Essex County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kinsman 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.

  • Beverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Doles Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Groveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Kent Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
  • Kings Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Lynnfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
  • Marble Ridge Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
  • Nancys Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
  • Peabody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Rooty Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kinsman Corner 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,073 miles [6,554.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kinsman Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kinsman Corner 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 Kinsman Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6376, Longitude: -70.9745       In this case, the coordinates for Kinsman Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.882 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.513 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.389 degrees.