Plenty of places within a 15 min drive or so. I know there is a Marriot in Peabody which is like 10-15 min away. Also, I wouldn't drive there either. I guess you could if you had to, but I know they discourage it.
I saw one on our street on top of a hemlock. Was really cool to see.
I saw a black crowned night Heron recently, but I guess they are common near rivers this time of year due to herring. We have a lot of herring around here.
I didn’t include storms like Isis, otherwise October 2017, 2019, and 2021 would be there for me. But that severe is very localized. I mean from an overall busy season region wide. Been absolutely flaccid for years.