Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cedar Waters:
  • 43.126473, -71.070339
  • 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 Cedar Waters

• 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 Cedar Waters is near Strafford County and also York 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 York 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 Cedar Waters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Waters ...

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.

• Bean Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
• Bow Lake Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
  • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
  • Bow Lake
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• James City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • James City is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
• Lee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lee is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
• Littlefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
• Marshall Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
• Martin Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
• Onway Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Onway Lake is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onway Lake
• Raymond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <1>

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

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

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Waters to Exeter, 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.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 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 5,475 miles [8,811.2 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,061 miles [6,535.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'