Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sandwich:
  • 43.807573, -71.439240
  • 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 Sandwich

• 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 Sandwich is near Grafton County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap 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 Sandwich

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Sandwich ...

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.

• Bear Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bear Island is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
• Big Rock Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
• Blair
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blair is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Chicks Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
• Deephaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deephaven is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
• Goose Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Lees Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Lovejoy Sands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
• Melvin Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Melvin Village is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin Village <1>
• Sandwich
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
• Sandwich Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandwich Landing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich Landing

How Far From Center Sandwich 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 Center Sandwich 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 Sandwich and extending to:

• Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Center Sandwich 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 five to six hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,464 miles [8,793.5 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 4,053 miles [6,522.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'