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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gundalow:
    • 43.030088, -70.847277
    • 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 Gundalow
  • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Camp Gundalow is near York County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Camp Gundalow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Gundalow ...

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.

  • Breakfast Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
  • Cable Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cable Road is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Road
  • Cemetery Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
  • Christian Shore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
  • Fogg Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
  • Greenland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenland Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
  • Maplehaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock

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

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

  • Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Gundalow to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 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 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,054 miles [6,524.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Gundalow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Camp Gundalow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Gundalow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0301, Longitude: -70.8473       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Gundalow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.744 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.424 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.126 degrees.