Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beverly:
  • 42.580650, -70.886994
  • 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 Beverly

• 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 Beverly 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 North Beverly

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Beverly ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Derby Wharf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
• Kinsman Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
• Marblehead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Marblehead Lighthouse is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Lighthouse
• Marblehead Neck
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
• Nancys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
• Peabody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the South.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from North Beverly 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 five to six 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 6,195 miles [9,969.9 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>'