Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bald Head:
  • 43.220921, -70.577275
  • 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 Bald Head

• 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 Bald Head is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Bald Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bald Head ...

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.

• Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brickyard Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
• Cider Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cider Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
• Clay Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Grays Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• High Pasture
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • High Pasture is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
• Long Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• Lower Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Moody
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Moody is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moody Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Moody Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
• Moody Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Scotland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Seabury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Seabury is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
• Walnut Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Bald Head to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bald Head to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Bald Head and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bald Head to Alfred, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 85 miles [136.8 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 449 miles [722.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 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 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,036 miles [6,495.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'