Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Boxford:
  • 42.707036, -71.063945
  • 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 West Boxford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Boxford ...

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.

• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
• Groveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveland is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
• Highlandville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Highlandville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
• Kent Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Corner
• Kings Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Forest is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
• Kinsman Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinsman Corner is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Corner
• Maple Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Park is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
• Marble Ridge Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
• Rocks Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocks Village is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
• Rooty Plain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rooty Plain is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooty Plain

How Far From West Boxford 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 West Boxford to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Boxford to Salem, 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.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 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 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,075 miles [6,558.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'