Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middleton Corners:
  • 43.476191, -71.069510
  • 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 Middleton Corners

• 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 Middleton Corners is near Carroll County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Middleton Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleton Corners ...

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.

• Hills Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Lockes Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Loon Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Loon Cove is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Cove
• Merrill Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Shady Nook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Nook is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Town House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Welshs Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner
• Woodman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodman is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

How Far From Middleton Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Middleton Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middleton Corners to Dover, 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 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 4,048 miles [6,514.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'