Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cocheco:
  • 43.229805, -70.938672
  • 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 Cocheco

• 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 Cocheco 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 Cocheco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cocheco ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
• Crocketts Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <1>
• Foundry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Foundry is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
• Gates Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Great Works
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Great Works is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Green Acre
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Acre is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
• Lee
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <1>
• Merrill Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Rosemary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosemary is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cocheco and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cocheco to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 435 miles [700.1 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 5,465 miles [8,795.1 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 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,051 miles [6,519.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'