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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 North Andover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Andover 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 North Andover:
    • 42.698702, -71.135058
    • 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 North Andover
  • 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 North Andover 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 North Andover

Communities Also Named North Andover ...

We found one communities that are also named North Andover.

Within Massachusetts, the name North Andover is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named North Andover in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This North Andover is located in Grant County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west of the North Andover that is located in Essex County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of North Andover.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Andover ...

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.

  • Centralville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Centralville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Groveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveland is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
  • Highlandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Highlandville is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
  • Kings Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
  • Kinsman Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
  • Maple Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Park is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
  • Marble Ridge Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
  • Marsh Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marsh Corner is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Rocks Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Rooty Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain
  • Silver Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Andover to Salem, 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 five to six hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 23 miles [37 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 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 5,494 miles [8,841.7 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Andover) 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 North Andover 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 North Andover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6987, Longitude: -71.1351       In this case, the coordinates for North Andover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.969 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.621 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.431 degrees.