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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 Topsfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Topsfield 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 Topsfield:
- 42.638652, -70.950956
- 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 Topsfield
- 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 Topsfield is near Middlesex County and also Dukes 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 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 Topsfield
Communities Also Named Topsfield ...
We found one communities that are also named Topsfield.
Within Massachusetts, the name Topsfield is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Topsfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Topsfield is located in Washington County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Topsfield that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Topsfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Topsfield ...
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 southeast)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Doles Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doles Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Corner
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kent Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kinsman Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
- Marble Ridge Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nancys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nancys Corner is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancys Corner
- Peabody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rooty Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain
How Far From Topsfield 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 Topsfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Topsfield and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Topsfield to Boston, 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,488 miles [8,832.1 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 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,072 miles [6,553.2 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- Topsfield) 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 Topsfield 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 Topsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6387, Longitude: -70.9510 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.868 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.497 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.378 degrees. |
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