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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 Enfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Enfield 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 Enfield:
    • 43.641964, -72.145045
    • 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 Enfield
  • 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

Communities Also Named Enfield ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Enfield.

Within New Hampshire, the name Enfield is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Enfield is located in Hartford County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Enfield.
    • Illinois
      • White County
      • This Enfield is located in White County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Enfield.
    • Kansas
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Enfield [Grant County].
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Enfield [Hamilton County].
      • Rooks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Enfield [Rooks County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Enfield is located in Penobscot County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Enfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Enfield [Hampshire County].
    • Minnesota
      • Wright County
      • This Enfield is located in Wright County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Enfield.
    • Nebraska
      • Greeley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Enfield [Greeley County].
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • This Enfield is located in Tompkins County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Enfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Enfield is located in Halifax County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Enfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Enfield lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Enfield [Harrison County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Enfield [Logan County].
    • Ontario
      • This Enfield lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Enfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Enfield.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Enfield [Providence County].
    • Virginia
      • King William County
      • This Enfield is located in King William County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Enfield that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King William County community of Enfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Enfield ...

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.

  • Bragg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Bragg is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Bucks Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
    • Bucks Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Centertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Centertown is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Centerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Cornish Flat
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Hell Hollow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
    • Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Lockehaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
  • Lower Shaker Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
    • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
  • Lyme
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
    • Lyme is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <5>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lyme Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
      • Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
    • Mill Hollow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
      • Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County
    • Orange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Grafton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Robinson Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
      • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
    • Union Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
      • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Upper Shaker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
      • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Enfield and extending to:

  • Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Enfield to Woodsville, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enfield. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6420, Longitude: -72.1450    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Enfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Enfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Enfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.441 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.311 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.413 degrees.









 

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