Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shapleigh:
  • 43.540636, -70.848116
  • 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 Shapleigh

• 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 Shapleigh 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 Shapleigh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shapleigh ...

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.

• Lake Arrowhead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Limerick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Limerick Mills is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Mills
• Maplewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mee Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mee Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
• Perrys Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Perrys Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
• Shady Nook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Nook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Springvale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springvale <1>
• Town House
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Woodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

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

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Shapleigh to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 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 5,449 miles [8,769.3 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 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,037 miles [6,496.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'