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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cutts Grant:
    • 44.206733, -71.337575
    • 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 Cutts Grant
  • 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 Cutts Grant ...

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.

  • Cooks Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Ducks Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducks Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
    • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
  • Glen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Glen is located in Carroll County
  • Glen House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
    • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Greens Grant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
    • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Harts Location
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
    • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <2>
  • Livermore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Livermore is located in Carroll County
  • Low and Burbanks Grant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
    • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
  • Martins Location
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
    • Martins Location is located in Coos County
  • Notchland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
    • Notchland is located in Carroll County
  • Rogers Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
    • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Stillwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Grafton County
  • Twin Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountain
    • Twin Mountain is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Mountain <2>

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

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

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cutts Grant to Lancaster, 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 most of a day.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 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 5,444 miles [8,761.3 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 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,035 miles [6,493.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cutts Grant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cutts Grant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2067, Longitude: -71.3376       In this case, the coordinates for Cutts Grant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Cutts Grant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.855 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.749 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.733 degrees.









 

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