Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hampshire Road:
  • 42.743146, -71.201171
  • 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 Hampshire Road

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Hampshire Road is near Essex County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Hampshire Road

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampshire Road ...

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.

• Centralville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
• Cowbell Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
• Groveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
• Highlandville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
• Howards Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
• Long Pond Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Long Pond Park is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Park
• Maple Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
• Marble Ridge Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marble Ridge Station is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Ridge Station
• Marsh Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Marsh Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hampshire Road and extending to:

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hampshire Road to Exeter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'