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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 Marlboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlboro 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 Marlboro:
    • 42.716759, -70.973110
    • 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 Marlboro
  • 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro

Communities Also Named Marlboro ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Marlboro.

Within Massachusetts, the name Marlboro is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Marlboro lies 2,194 miles [3,530.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This Marlboro is located in Orange County and lies 2,580 miles [4,152.1 km]<1> to the west of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Marlboro.
    • Indiana
      • Jasper 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 Indiana community of Marlboro [Jasper County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • This Marlboro is located in Hancock County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Marlboro.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Marlboro [Prince George's County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Marlboro is located in Burlington County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Marlboro.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Marlboro is located in Cumberland County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Marlboro.
      • Monmouth County
      • This Marlboro is located in Monmouth County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km] to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Marlboro.
    • New York
      • Kings 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 New York community of Marlboro [Kings County].
      • Ulster County
      • This Marlboro is located in Ulster County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Marlboro.
    • North Carolina
      • Pender County
      • This Marlboro is located in Pender County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Marlboro.
      • Pitt County
      • This Marlboro is located in Pitt County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km] to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Marlboro.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Marlboro is located in Stark County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the west of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Marlboro.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Marlboro is located in Chester County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Marlboro.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • This Marlboro is located in Marlboro County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marlboro County community of Marlboro.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Marlboro is located in Windham County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Marlboro.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield 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 Virginia community of Marlboro [Chesterfield County].
      • Frederick County
      • This Marlboro is located in Frederick County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Marlboro.
      • Stafford County
      • This Marlboro is located in Stafford County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest of the Marlboro that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Marlboro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlboro ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Groveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Kent Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
  • Kings Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kinsman Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
  • Knights Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
  • Marble Ridge Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
  • Nancys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
  • Rocks Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Rooty Plain
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Marlboro to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,071 miles [6,551.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- Marlboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marlboro 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>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.
<4>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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7168, Longitude: -70.9731       In this case, the coordinates for Marlboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.869 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.512 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.348 degrees.