Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goose Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goose Corner
- 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 Goose Corner:
- 43.600634, -71.243957
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Goose Corner
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Goose Corner is near Belknap County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- eBird sighting report for Strafford 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Corner ...
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.
- Bear Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
- Bear Island is located in Belknap County
- Chickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Dockham Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dockham Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockham Shore
- Dockham Shore is located in Belknap County
- Federal Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Loon Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lovejoy Sands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovejoy Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
- Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
- Melvin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Village
- Melvin Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin Village <2>
- Mirror Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirror Lake <2>
- Pollys Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollys Crossing
- Pollys Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Spring Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Union Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf
- Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
- Water Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
How Far From Goose Corner 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 Goose Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Goose Corner and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Goose Corner to Concord, with an average speed<5> 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 442 miles [711.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,052 miles [6,521.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goose Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goose Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goose Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6006, Longitude: -71.2440 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Goose Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.895 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.691 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.01 degrees. |