Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Needham 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 Needham Corner:
  • 42.518151, -70.949495
  • 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 Needham 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 Needham Corner is near Middlesex County and also Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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 Needham Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Needham 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Centerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Derby Wharf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Little Nahant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Nahant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
• Lynn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Lynnfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
• Marblehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Marblehead Lighthouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marblehead Lighthouse is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Lighthouse
• Marblehead Neck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
• Peabody
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Pleasant Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Prides Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing

How Far From Needham Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Needham 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 Needham Corner and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Needham Corner to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 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 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,076 miles [6,559.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'