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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 West Lynn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Lynn 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 West Lynn:
- 42.465516, -70.983306
- 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 Lynn
- 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 Lynn is near Suffolk County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Lynn
Communities Also Named West Lynn ...
We found two communities that are also named West Lynn.
Within Massachusetts, the name West Lynn is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This West Lynn lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Lynn that is located in Essex County.
- Minnesota
- McLeod County
- This West Lynn is located in McLeod County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Lynn that is located in Essex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of West Lynn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lynn ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farm Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farm Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill
- Fells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fells is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fells
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Little Nahant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Nahant is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Peabody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From West Lynn 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 Lynn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Lynn and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Lynn to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,496 miles [8,845 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 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 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' (or 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- West Lynn) 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 West Lynn 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 West Lynn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4655, Longitude: -70.9833 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.914 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.519 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.482 degrees. |
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