Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in North Hampton Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hampton Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Hampton Center

• 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 North Hampton Center:
  • 42.976478, -70.847832
  • 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 North Hampton Center

• 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 North Hampton Center is near Essex County and also York 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 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 North Hampton Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Hampton Center ...

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.

• Breakfast Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
• Brick School Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
• Cable Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cable Road is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Road
• Cemetery Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
• Five Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fogg Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
• Fogg Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
• Great Boars Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenland is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <1>
• Greenland Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
• Little Boars Head
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
• Maplehaven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
• Town Hall Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner

How Far From North Hampton Center 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 North Hampton Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Hampton Center and extending to:

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from North Hampton Center to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,471 miles [8,804.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'