Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ducks Head:
  • 44.140901, -71.187850
  • 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 Ducks Head

• 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 Ducks Head is near Coos County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Ducks Head

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ducks Head ...

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.

• Beans Purchase
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
• Cooks Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Dundee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Glen is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Glen House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
• Greens Grant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
• Harts Location
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <1>
• Livermore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
• Notchland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Notchland is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
• Redstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Redstone is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
• Rim Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rim Junction is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
• Rogers Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing

How Far From Ducks Head to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ducks Head to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ducks Head to Ossipee, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 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 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,031 miles [6,487.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'