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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Emerys Bridge:
    • 43.246475, -70.727000
    • 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 Emerys Bridge
  • 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 Emerys Bridge 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 Emerys Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerys Bridge ...

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.

  • Bald Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bald Head is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
  • Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brickyard Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
  • Cider Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cider Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
  • Clay Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Crocketts Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
  • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Foundry is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
  • Grays Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
  • Great Works
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Works is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
  • High Pasture
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • High Pasture is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Moody
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Moody is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Moody Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Moody Beach is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
    • Parsonage Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
    • Rosemary
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosemary is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
    • Scotland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Scotland is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Walnut Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Hill is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Emerys Bridge 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 Emerys Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Emerys Bridge to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 87 miles [140 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 444 miles [714.5 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 5,456 miles [8,780.6 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 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,041 miles [6,503.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Emerys Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Emerys Bridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emerys Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2465, Longitude: -70.7270       In this case, the coordinates for Emerys Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.637 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.341 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.957 degrees.