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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Central Park:
    • 43.233417, -70.882004
    • 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 Central Park
  • 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 Central Park is near York County and also Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Central Park

Communities Also Named Central Park ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Central Park.

Within New Hampshire, the name Central Park is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Central Park lies 2,054 miles [3,305.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
    • Georgia
      • Glynn County
      • This Central Park is located in Glynn County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Central Park.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Central Park is located in Cook County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the west of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Central Park.
      • Vermilion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Central Park [Vermilion County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Central Park is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Central Park.
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Central Park [Ottawa County].
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Central Park is located in Monroe County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Central Park.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Central Park [Gallatin County].
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Central Park [Middlesex County].
      • Salem County
      • This Central Park is located in Salem County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem County community of Central Park.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Central Park [Erie County].
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Central Park [Queens County].
    • Ontario
      • This Central Park lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Central Park [Allegheny County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Central Park is located in Harris County and lies 1,635 miles [2,631.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Central Park.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Central Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the southwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Central Park.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Central Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • This Central Park is located in Douglas County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Central Park that is located in Strafford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Central Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Park ...

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.

  • Crocketts Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
  • Five Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Foundry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Foundry is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
  • Gates Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
  • Great Works
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Great Works is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
  • Green Acre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Acre is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
  • Lee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Rosemary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemary is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Scotland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotland is located in York County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

How Far From Central Park 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 Central Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Central Park and extending to:

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies just to the South.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Central Park to Concord, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 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 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 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 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,049 miles [6,516.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Central Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Central Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2334, Longitude: -70.8820       In this case, the coordinates for Central Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.733 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.446 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.035 degrees.