Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Center Conway:
  • 43.995333, -71.060796
  • 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 Center Conway

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Center Conway is near Oxford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Center Conway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Conway ...

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.

• Cooks Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Ducks Head
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
• Dundee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dundee is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Liberty Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
• Merrill Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merrill Corner
  • From Center Conway to Merrill Corner
• Porterfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Redstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Redstone is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
• Rogers Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
• Silver Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver Lake
  • From Center Conway to Silver Lake
• Snowville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Snowville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <1>

How Far From Center Conway to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Center Conway to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Center Conway to Ossipee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 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 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,030 miles [6,485.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'