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Amesbury Town

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Weather61°F · Patchy Fog
Coordinates42.85°, -70.96°

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    Wind Advisory issued September 26 at 2:03AM EDT until September 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA

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City facts

Overview

Set in Massachusetts, United States, Amesbury Town is recorded in open geodata as a city. The settlement sits at 42.851°, -70.956°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,394 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The city extends across about 31.8 km². The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
42.8513
Longitude
-70.9558
Water area
1.44 mi²
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
61°F
Patchy Fog
Tonight
56°F
Patchy Fog
Sunday
58°F
Rain Showers
Sunday Night
53°F
Patchy Fog
Monday
60°F
Patchy Fog
Monday Night
52°F
Rain Showers

Forecast for Amesbury, MA from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
27.4%
Diabetes
7.5%
Adult obesity
29.1%
Binge drinking
18.8%
Adult smoking
11.7%
No leisure activity
19.9%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,788,993
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    44,240
  • American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull
    Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves
    43,738
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    38,991
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37,909
  • Black-capped Chickadee
    Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    36,879
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    36,480
  • Red-winged Blackbird
    Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    32,712
  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32,644

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
42
Elementary
21
Middle
8
High
10
Other
3

Largest nearby schools

  • Haverhill High
    High · Haverhill · 1,944 students · 12.9:1 ratio
  • Whittier Regional Vocational
    High · Haverhill · 1,277 students · 10.5:1 ratio
  • Caleb Dustin Hunking School
    Elementary · Haverhill · 1,070 students · 12.7:1 ratio
  • Newburyport High
    High · Newburyport · 820 students · 11.7:1 ratio
  • Penn Brook
    Elementary · Georgetown · 703 students · 16.3:1 ratio
  • Consentino Middle School
    Middle · Haverhill · 700 students · 12.3:1 ratio
  • Triton Regional High School
    High · Byfield · 647 students · 11.2:1 ratio
  • Pentucket Regional Sr High
    High · West Newbury · 591 students · 11.6:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
14
Largest magnitude
4.67
Largest event
2012-10-16

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Caleb Cushing
Caleb Cushing
American politician (1800-1879)
D
Daniel Blaisdell
American politician (1762-1833)
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan
American actor
Hannah Webster Foster
Hannah Webster Foster
novelist
M
Meshech Weare
First Governor of New Hampshire (1713-1786)
Josiah Bartlett
Josiah Bartlett
American physician and judge, signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1729–1795)
S
Scotty Lago
snowboarder
B
Bob Corkum
American ice hockey player and coach
A
Alvah Augustus Eaton
U.S. botanist (1865–1908)
Paine Wingate
Paine Wingate
American politician (1739-1838)
James Pike
James Pike
American politician (1818-1895)
D
Don Matthews
American and Canadian football player and coach (1939-2017)
A
Amanda Merrill
American politician
A
Amos Morrill
United States federal judge
Brian Lees
Brian Lees
politician in Massachusetts, US
Charles Harold Davis
Charles Harold Davis
American artist (1856-1933)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Massachusetts

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,394

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Amesbury Town

Flood insurance study
United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977
The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts
The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts
David Webster Hoyt · 1897
History of Amesbury and Merrimac, Massachusetts
Joseph Merrill · 1978
Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, proposed revised zoning bylaw and map
Metcalf & Eddy · 1971
Additions and corrections for The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts
Additions and corrections for The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts
David Webster Hoyt · 1919
The architectural heritage of the Merrimack
The architectural heritage of the Merrimack
John Mead Howells · 1941
The undersigned, selectmen of the town of Amesbury
Amesbury (Mass.). Board of Health · 1860
Heritage Books archives
Heritage Books Archives · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library