Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fernald Shore:
  • 43.433970, -70.957563
  • 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 Fernald Shore

• 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 Fernald Shore 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 Fernald Shore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernald Shore ...

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.

• Five Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Hills Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Lockes Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Merrill Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Shady Nook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Shady Nook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Springvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springvale <1>
• Town House
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Welshs Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Fernald Shore 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 Fernald Shore to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fernald Shore to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 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<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 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,045 miles [6,509.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'