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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 South Lynnfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lynnfield 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 South Lynnfield:
    • 42.516762, -71.001440
    • 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 South Lynnfield
  • 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 South Lynnfield 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 South Lynnfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lynnfield ...

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 northeast)
    • Beverly is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
  • Derby Wharf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
  • Farm Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
  • Fells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fells is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Little Nahant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Nahant is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
  • Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynn is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Lynnfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Peabody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peabody is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
  • Pleasant Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Reading
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Reading is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,535 people
    • Reading Highlands
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Highlands
    • Walnut Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Wyoming
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From South Lynnfield 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 South Lynnfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from South Lynnfield to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 5,495 miles [8,843.3 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 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,079 miles [6,564.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Lynnfield) 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 South Lynnfield 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 South Lynnfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5168, Longitude: -71.0014       In this case, the coordinates for South Lynnfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.917 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.532 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.464 degrees.