Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Portsmouth:
  • 43.505080, -71.053677
  • 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 New Portsmouth

• 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 New Portsmouth 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 New Portsmouth

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Portsmouth ...

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.

• Goose Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goose Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Corner
• Hornetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Lockes Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Loon Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Loon Cove is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Cove
• Mee Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mee Corners is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
• Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Shady Nook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Nook is located in York County (ME)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
• Town House
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Woodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodman is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman

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

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

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Portsmouth to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,459 miles [8,785.4 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 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,047 miles [6,513 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'