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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 Middleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Middleton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Middleton:
- 42.570928, -71.028664
- 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 Middleton
- 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 Middleton 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 Middleton
Communities Also Named South Middleton ...
We found one communities that are also named South Middleton.
Within Massachusetts, the name South Middleton is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named South Middleton in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This South Middleton lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west of the South Middleton that is located in Essex County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Middleton ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
- Derby Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
- Farm Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fox Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fox Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Kings Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kinsman Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 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 southwest)
- Lynnfield is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 people
- Marble Ridge Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peabody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Pleasant Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Reading Highlands is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading Highlands
- Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyoming is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
How Far From South Middleton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Middleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Middleton and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from South Middleton 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 5,494 miles [8,841.7 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Middleton) 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 Middleton 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 Middleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5709, Longitude: -71.0287 In this case, the coordinates for South Middleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.925 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.55 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.448 degrees. |
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