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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 Manchester By The Sea, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manchester By The Sea and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Manchester By The Sea
  • 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 Manchester By The Sea:
    • 42.574858, -70.770843
    • 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 Manchester By The Sea
  • 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 Manchester By The Sea is near Suffolk County and also Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Manchester By The Sea

Curious and Interesting Names Near Manchester By The Sea ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Derby Wharf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
  • Dogtown Commons ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Pound Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Pound Island is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Pound Island
  • Freshwater Cove Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kettle Cove Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Marblehead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marblehead is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marblehead Lighthouse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marblehead Neck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
    • Prides Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
    • Riverview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview Landing is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Landing
    • Rocky Neck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Neck is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Neck

How Far From Manchester By The Sea 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 town such as Manchester By The Sea to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Manchester By The Sea and extending to:

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Manchester By The Sea to Boston, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
  • 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 5,483 miles [8,824 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 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' (or 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- Manchester By The Sea) 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 Manchester By The Sea 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 Manchester By The Sea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5749, Longitude: -70.7708    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.769 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.376 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.33 degrees.