Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gonic:
  • 43.274526, -70.978118
  • 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 Gonic

• 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 Gonic 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 Gonic

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gonic ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Crocketts Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Foundry is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
• Gates Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Great Works
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Great Works is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
• Hills Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Merrill Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Welshs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gonic 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Gonic 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 436 miles [701.7 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>'