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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 Bear Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Island 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 Bear Island:
- 43.657298, -71.417295
- 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 Bear Island
- 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 Bear Island is near Carroll County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Bear Island
Communities Also Named Bear Island ...
We found two communities that are also named Bear Island.
Within New Hampshire, the name Bear Island is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This Bear Island lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bear Island that is located in Belknap County.
- Ontario
- This Bear Island lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bear Island that is located in Belknap County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Island ...
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.
- Big Rock Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Deephaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deephaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
- Dockham Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dockham Shore is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockham Shore
- Federal Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
- Goose Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Corner
- Lees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Lovejoy Sands
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
- Mallard Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
- Melvin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mirror Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Sandwich Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandwich Landing is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich Landing
- Spring Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Union Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf
- Wildwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
How Far From Bear Island 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 Bear Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bear Island and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Island to Laconia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,057 miles [6,529.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Bear Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bear Island 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 Bear Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6573, Longitude: -71.4173 In this case, the coordinates for Bear Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.809 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.062 degrees. |
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