Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Camp Forest Lake:
  • 42.788694, -72.359531
  • 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 Camp Forest Lake

• 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
  • Since Camp Forest Lake is near Franklin County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Camp Forest Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Forest Lake ...

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.

• Baptist Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Blissville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blissville is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
• Cold Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Dole Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
• Gill Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gill Station is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Station
• Mayo Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
• Rockwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
• Satans Kingdom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
• Scotland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Sky Farm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sky Farm is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Farm

How Far From Camp Forest Lake 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 Camp Forest Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Forest Lake to Keene, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,542 miles [8,919 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,129 miles [6,645 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'