Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Black Mountain Cabin:
  • 44.197567, -71.171739
  • 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 Black Mountain Cabin

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Black Mountain Cabin is near Coos County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Black Mountain Cabin

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black Mountain Cabin ...

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.

• Beans Purchase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
• Cooks Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Ducks Head
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dundee is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Glen is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Glen House
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
• Greens Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
• Martins Location
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Martins Location is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
• Rim Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rim Junction is located in Coos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
• Rogers Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing

How Far From Black Mountain Cabin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Black Mountain Cabin to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Black Mountain Cabin to Ossipee, 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.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 474 miles [762.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,438 miles [8,751.6 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 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,028 miles [6,482.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'