Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Salisbury Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salisbury Beach and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Salisbury Beach
- 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 Salisbury Beach:
- 42.843147, -70.817552
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Salisbury Beach
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Since Salisbury Beach is near Rockingham County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salisbury Beach ...
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.
- Fogg Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Great Boars Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Knights Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Crossing
- Knights Crossing is located in Essex County
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Essex County
- Plum Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
- Plum Island is located in Essex County
- Plumbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rings Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Island
- Rings Island is located in Essex County
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Salisbury Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
- Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County
- Salisbury Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County
How Far From Salisbury Beach 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 Salisbury Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salisbury Beach and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Salisbury Beach to Salem, with an average speed<3> 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 35 miles [56.3 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 about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salisbury Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salisbury Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salisbury Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8431, Longitude: -70.8176 In this case, the coordinates for Salisbury Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Salisbury Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.406 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.211 degrees. |