>>2643792 (LB // Winston-Salem)
>>2643821 (LB // other Salems)
Try this map out. The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, the 70-mile wide Path-of-Totality passed over 5 cities named Salem (6 if include Salem, MO @99.3% totality) in the US.
Salem, OR
Salem, ID
Salem, NE
Salem, KY
Salem, SC
Then, the next Total Eclipse on 4/8/24 the Path-of-Totality passes over:
Salem, AR
Salem, IL
Salem, IN
Salem, OH (not in path of totality, 99.74%)
Lake Salem, VT
but here's the spoopy part.
The two dead center paths of the 2017 and 2024 eclipses intersect about 1,000 feet from a tiny little road named: Salem Rd.
Who knows what all that means, but its certainly not coincidental. At least not where the two paths intersect.
https://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_2024_GoogleMapFull.html?Lat=37.65720&Lng=-89.22239&Elv=-1.0&Zoom=7&LC=1