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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 Bretton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bretton Woods 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 Bretton Woods:
- 44.258120, -71.441189
- 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 Bretton Woods
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Bretton Woods is near Grafton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Bretton Woods
Communities Also Named Bretton Woods ...
We found five communities that are also named Bretton Woods.
Within New Hampshire, the name Bretton Woods is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Bretton Woods is located in Clayton County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bretton Woods that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Bretton Woods.
- Hall County
- This Bretton Woods is located in Hall County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the southwest of the Bretton Woods that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Bretton Woods.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Bretton Woods is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bretton Woods that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bretton Woods.
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Bretton Woods is located in Eaton County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the west of the Bretton Woods that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Bretton Woods.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Bretton Woods is located in Henrico County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bretton Woods that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Bretton Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bretton Woods ...
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.
- Five Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Five Corners is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Glen House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen House is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Harts Location
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Notchland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Pierce Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Twin Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Bretton Woods 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 Bretton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bretton Woods and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bretton Woods to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 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 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,038 miles [6,498.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bretton Woods) 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 Bretton Woods 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 Bretton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2581, Longitude: -71.4412 In this case, the coordinates for Bretton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.91 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.82 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.756 degrees. |
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