Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rings Island:
  • 42.816758, -70.866164
  • 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 Rings Island

• 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 Rings Island is near Rockingham County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Rings Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rings Island ...

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.

• Joppa
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Joppa is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Knights Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
• Pine Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Island is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Plum Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Plum Island is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
• Plumbush
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Plumbush is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbush
• Salisbury
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Salisbury is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
• Salisbury Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
• Salisbury Plains
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
• Salisbury Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point

How Far From Rings Island 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 Rings Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Rings Island to Salem, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,478 miles [8,816 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,062 miles [6,537.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'