Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Melrose 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 Melrose Corner:
  • 43.348137, -70.975341
  • 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 Melrose 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 Strafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Since Melrose Corner is near York County and also Belknap 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 Belknap 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 Melrose Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melrose 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.

• Crocketts Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
• Five Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Corners is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Foundry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Foundry is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
• Gates Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
• Hills Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Lockes Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Merrill Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Town House
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Welshs Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

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

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Melrose Corner to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 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 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,462 miles [8,790.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,049 miles [6,516.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'