Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Center Effingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Effingham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Center Effingham
- 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 Effingham:
- 43.739521, -71.008955
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Center Effingham
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Center Effingham is near York County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Oxford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Effingham ...
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.
- Center Ossipee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ossipee
- Center Ossipee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Ossipee <2>
- Chickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
- Granite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Grape Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Corner
- Grape Corner is located in Carroll County
- Long Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
- Long Sands is located in Carroll County
- Lords Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
- Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mee Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
- Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <2>
- Pine River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pine River is located in Carroll County
- Pollys Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollys Crossing
- Pollys Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Woodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Woodman is located in Carroll County
How Far From Center Effingham 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 Effingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Center Effingham and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Center Effingham to Concord, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Effingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Effingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Effingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7395, Longitude: -71.0090 In this case, the coordinates for Center Effingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Center Effingham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.528 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.826 degrees. |