Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Box Corner:
  • 43.260910, -72.028972
  • 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 Box Corner

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Box Corner ...

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.

• Crescent Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Crockett Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Dodge Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
• Georges Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Georges Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georges Mills <1>
• Guild
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Guild is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Lynn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lynn is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Melvin Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
• Otterville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
• Pages Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
• Shingle Mill Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
• Twin Lakes Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
• Unity
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Box Corner and extending to:

• Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Box Corner to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'