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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Center Effingham

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)
  • Center Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ossipee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Ossipee <1>
• Chickville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Chickville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
• Freedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freedom is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <1>
• Granite
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
• Grape Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grape Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Corner
• Long Sands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Sands is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
• Lords Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
• Maplewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mee Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
• Parsonsfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <1>
• Pine River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine River is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
• Pollys Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pollys Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollys Crossing
• Woodman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodman is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

How Far From Center Effingham 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 Center Effingham 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 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]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Center Effingham to Concord, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'