Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nancys 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 Nancys Corner:
  • 42.648705, -70.871717
  • 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 Nancys 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 Nancys 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 Nancys Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nancys 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Centerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Doles Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Doles Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
• Kent Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
• Kings Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Kinsman Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
• Little Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Neck
• Prides Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing
• Rooty Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Nancys 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 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 5,485 miles [8,827.3 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 4,069 miles [6,548.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'