Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Agamenticus Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agamenticus Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Agamenticus Station

• 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 Agamenticus Station:
  • 43.243974, -70.775057
  • 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 Agamenticus Station

• 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Agamenticus Station is near Strafford County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Agamenticus Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agamenticus Station ...

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.

• Cider Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cider Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
• Clay Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Crocketts Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Foundry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Foundry is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
• Gates Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Grays Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Great Works
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Great Works is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Parsonage Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
• Rosemary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosemary is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

How Far From Agamenticus Station 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 Agamenticus Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Agamenticus Station and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Agamenticus Station to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,458 miles [8,783.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,044 miles [6,508.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'