Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stratham:
  • 43.023663, -70.916479
  • 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 Stratham

• 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 Stratham is near Strafford County and also York 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 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 Stratham

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stratham ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
• Brick School Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
• Cemetery Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fogg Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
• Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Greenland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 east)
  • Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
• Littlefield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
• Maplehaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
• Marshall Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner

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

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

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Stratham 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 427 miles [687.2 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 5,472 miles [8,806.3 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,057 miles [6,529.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'