Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blaisdell Corners:
  • 43.347860, -70.927562
  • 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 Blaisdell Corners

• 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 Blaisdell Corners is near Strafford County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Blaisdell Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blaisdell Corners ...

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.

• Crocketts Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Foundry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Foundry is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
• Gates Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Hills Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Merrill Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Springvale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springvale <1>
• Town House
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Welshs Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Blaisdell Corners to ...

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

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blaisdell Corners to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 441 miles [709.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,460 miles [8,787 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 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,047 miles [6,513 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'