Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Powwow River:
  • 42.909255, -71.015613
  • 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 Powwow River

• 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 Powwow River is near Essex County and also Strafford 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 Strafford 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 Powwow River

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powwow River ...

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.

• Brick School Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
• Crane Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fogg Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
• Highlandville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
• Littlefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
• Marshall Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
• Martin Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
• Rocks Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
• Salisbury Plains
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
• Salisbury Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
• Town Hall Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner

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

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

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Powwow River to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 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 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,066 miles [6,543.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'