Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Barnstead:
  • 43.333969, -71.292845
  • 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 Barnstead

• 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 Belknap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
  • Since Barnstead is near Merrimack County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Barnstead

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barnstead ...

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.

• Bow Lake Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
  • Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
  • Bow Lake
• Hills Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Horse Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
• Jones Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
• Lockes Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Pearls Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
• Rings Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
• Shaker Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
• Short Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
• Welshs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Barnstead and extending to:

• Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Barnstead to Laconia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 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>'