Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marblehead Lighthouse:
  • 42.506207, -70.833936
  • 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 Marblehead Lighthouse

• 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 Marblehead Lighthouse 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 Marblehead Lighthouse

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marblehead Lighthouse ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Derby Wharf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
• Kettle Cove Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettle Cove Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Cove Village
• Little Nahant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Nahant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
• Lynn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Magnolia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Marblehead
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Marblehead Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
• Peabody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Prides Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing

How Far From Marblehead Lighthouse 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 Marblehead Lighthouse to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marblehead Lighthouse and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Marblehead Lighthouse to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 5,488 miles [8,832.1 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 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,072 miles [6,553.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'