Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Parsonage Corner:
  • 43.308141, -70.686166
  • 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 Parsonage Corner

• 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 Parsonage Corner 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 Parsonage Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parsonage Corner ...

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.

• Clay Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clay Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Cozy Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Grays Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Highpine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• Hobbs Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Lower Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Moody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moody Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
• Moody Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Walnut Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Parsonage Corner 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 Parsonage Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Parsonage Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 82 miles [132 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 449 miles [722.6 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 5,452 miles [8,774.1 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 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,038 miles [6,498.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'