Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Northwood Narrows:
  • 43.225915, -71.243953
  • 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 Northwood Narrows

• 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 Northwood Narrows is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Northwood Narrows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Narrows ...

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.

• Bow Lake Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
  • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
  • Bow Lake
• Hills Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Horse Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
• James City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • James City is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
• Lockes Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Rings Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
• Short Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
• Welshs Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Northwood Narrows to ...

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

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

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northwood Narrows 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,478 miles [8,816 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 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,065 miles [6,542 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'