Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poocham:
  • 42.950637, -72.477311
  • 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 Poocham

• 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
  • Since Poocham is near Windham County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Poocham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poocham ...

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.

• Christian Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
• Cold River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cold River is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
• Dodge Tavern
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
• Dole Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
• Drewsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
• Goose City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Goose City is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
• Green River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Harmonyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmonyville is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
• Mill Hollow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
• Scotland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

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

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

• Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Poocham to Keene, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,128 miles [6,643.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'