Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ossipee Mills:
  • 43.650912, -70.760615
  • 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 Ossipee Mills

• 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 Ossipee Mills is near Cumberland County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Ossipee Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ossipee Mills ...

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.

• Bonny Eagle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
• Lake Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Limerick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limerick is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <1>
• Limerick Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Limerick Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Mills
• Maplewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mee Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mee Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
• Parsonsfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsonsfield is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <1>
• Perrys Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrys Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Ruin Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruin Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruin Corner
• Shady Nook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Shady Nook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook

How Far From Ossipee Mills 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 Ossipee Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ossipee Mills 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 66 miles [106.2 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 462 miles [743.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,442 miles [8,758.1 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 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,029 miles [6,484 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'