Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brixham Lower 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 Brixham Lower Corners:
  • 43.180642, -70.736166
  • 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 Brixham Lower 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 Brixham Lower Corners 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 Brixham Lower Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brixham Lower 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.

• Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brickyard Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
• Christian Shore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
• Cider Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cider Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
• Clay Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Great Works
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Works is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Green Acre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acre is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
• Long Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Long Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• Rosemary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosemary is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
• Scotland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scotland is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Seabury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seabury is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
• Shepherds Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shepherds Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill

How Far From Brixham Lower 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 Brixham Lower Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brixham Lower Corners 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 most of a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 91 miles [146.5 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 6 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• 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).<6>'