Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Ocean View Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean View Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ocean View Village

• 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 Ocean View Village:
  • 43.178699, -70.607830
  • 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 Ocean View Village

• 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 Ocean View Village 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 Ocean View Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean View Village ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bald Head is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
• Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brickyard Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
• Cider Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cider Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
• Clay Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• High Pasture
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • High Pasture is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
• Long Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Long Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
• Scotland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Scotland is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Seabury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seabury is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Ocean View Village 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 Ocean View Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean View Village 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 88 miles [141.6 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 446 miles [717.8 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 5,453 miles [8,775.8 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 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,039 miles [6,500.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'