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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 Austin Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Austin Corners 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 Austin Corners:
    • 42.911200, -70.964223
    • 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 Austin Corners
  • 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 Austin Corners is near Essex County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Austin Corners

Communities Also Named Austin Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Austin Corners.

Within New Hampshire, the name Austin Corners is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Austin Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Austin Corners is located in Oakland County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west of the Austin Corners that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Austin Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Austin Corners ...

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.

  • Brick School Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
  • Cemetery Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
  • Crane Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
  • Five Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Fogg Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
  • Fogg Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
  • Marshall Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
  • Powwow River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
  • Rocks Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
  • Salisbury Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
  • Salisbury Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
  • Town Hall Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner

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

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

  • Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the North.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Austin Corners to Concord, with an average speed<2> 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 420 miles [675.9 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 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,478 miles [8,816 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,063 miles [6,538.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Austin Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Austin Corners 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 Austin Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9112, Longitude: -70.9642       In this case, the coordinates for Austin Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.834 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.505 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.242 degrees.