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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wentworth Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wentworth Terrace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wentworth Terrace:
- 43.123976, -70.831167
- 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 Wentworth Terrace
- 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 Strafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Since Wentworth Terrace is near Rockingham County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Wentworth Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wentworth Terrace ...
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 Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Works
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Great Works is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Green Acre
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Acre is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Greenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Maplehaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Rosemary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Shepherds Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherds Hill is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
How Far From Wentworth Terrace 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 Wentworth Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wentworth Terrace and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Wentworth Terrace 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 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 5,465 miles [8,795.1 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 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,050 miles [6,517.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wentworth Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wentworth Terrace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wentworth Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1240, Longitude: -70.8312 In this case, the coordinates for Wentworth Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.069 degrees. |
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