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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 Effingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Effingham and the surrounding area.
- 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 Effingham:
- 43.761249, -70.996530
- 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 Effingham
- 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 Effingham is near York County and also Oxford 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 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 Effingham
Communities Also Named Effingham ...
We found five communities that are also named Effingham.
Within New Hampshire, the name Effingham is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- This Effingham is located in Effingham County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Effingham that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Effingham.
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Effingham is located in Atchison County and lies 1,287 miles [2,071.2 km]<1> to the west of the Effingham that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Effingham.
- Missouri
- Gentry County
- This Effingham is located in Gentry County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the west of the Effingham that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gentry County community of Effingham.
- Ontario
- This Effingham lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west of the Effingham that is located in Carroll County.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Effingham is located in Florence County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Effingham that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Effingham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Effingham ...
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.
- Center Ossipee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Grape Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grape Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Corner
- Long Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Sands is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
- Lords Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Mee Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine River is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
- Pollys Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pollys Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollys Crossing
- Porterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Woodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Effingham 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 Effingham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Effingham and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Effingham to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 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 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 5,447 miles [8,766.1 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 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,035 miles [6,493.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Effingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Effingham 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 Effingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7612, Longitude: -70.9965 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.519 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.809 degrees. |
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