Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Phillips Point:
  • 42.463985, -70.895326
  • 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 Phillips Point

• 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 Phillips Point is near Suffolk County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Phillips Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips Point ...

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 north)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Cottage Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Hill is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
• Cottage Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage Park is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
• Crescent Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Derby Wharf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
• Little Nahant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Nahant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
• Lynn
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Marblehead
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Marblehead Lighthouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marblehead Lighthouse is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Lighthouse
• Marblehead Neck
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
• Peabody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Pleasant Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Prides Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the North.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Point to Boston, 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.
• 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>'