Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Conway:
  • 43.963127, -71.022569
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on South Conway

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since South Conway is near Oxford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Conway ...

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.

• Denmark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Denmark is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <2>
• Freedom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
• Heads Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Corner
  • Heads Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
• Liberty Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
  • Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
• Lords Hill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
  • Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
• Merrill Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
  • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
• Porterfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
  • Porterfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
• Redstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Redstone is located in Carroll County
• Silver Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
• Snowville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Snowville is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in South Conway and extending to:

• Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Conway to Ossipee, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,030 miles [6,485.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Conway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/