Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Town Landing:
  • 42.506763, -70.872826
  • 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 Town Landing

• 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 Town Landing 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 Town Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Town Landing ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Derby Wharf
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Derby Wharf is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Wharf
• Little Nahant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Nahant is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Nahant
• Lynn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Marblehead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Marblehead Lighthouse
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Marblehead Lighthouse is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Lighthouse
• Marblehead Neck
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Marblehead Neck is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead Neck
• Peabody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Prides Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prides Crossing is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Crossing

How Far From West Town Landing 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 West Town Landing 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 Town Landing and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from West Town Landing to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 407 miles [655 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,074 miles [6,556.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'