Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strafford:
  • 43.270081, -71.125342
  • 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 Strafford

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Strafford ...

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.

• Bow Lake Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Cedar Waters
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
• Hills Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• James City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • James City is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
• Lee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Lockes Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Merrill Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Welshs Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Center Strafford 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 Strafford 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 Strafford and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Center Strafford to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 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 5,471 miles [8,804.7 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,058 miles [6,530.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'