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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 Chatham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatham 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 Chatham:
    • 44.163922, -71.010616
    • 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 Chatham
  • 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 Chatham is near Oxford County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Chatham

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

We found 26 communities that are also named Chatham.

Within New Hampshire, the name Chatham is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Chatham lies 2,817 miles [4,533.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • Although located in Tolland County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Chatham.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Chatham is located in New Castle County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Chatham.
    • Florida
      • Monroe County
      • This Chatham is located in Monroe County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Chatham.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Chatham is located in Cook County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the west of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Chatham.
      • Sangamon County
      • This Chatham is located in Sangamon County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km] to the west of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Chatham.
    • Kentucky
      • Bracken County
      • This Chatham is located in Bracken County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bracken County community of Chatham.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Chatham is located in Jackson Parish and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Chatham.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Chatham is located in Harford County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Chatham.
      • Howard County
      • This Chatham is located in Howard County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chatham.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Chatham is located in Prince George's County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Chatham.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Chatham is located in Barnstable County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Chatham.
    • Michigan
      • Alger County
      • This Chatham is located in Alger County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alger County community of Chatham.
    • Minnesota
      • Kittson County
      • This Chatham is located in Kittson County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Chatham.
      • Wright County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Chatham [Wright County].
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • This Chatham is located in Washington County and lies 1,319 miles [2,122.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chatham.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Chatham lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Chatham [Morris County].
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Chatham is located in Columbia County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Chatham.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Chatham is located in Licking County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Chatham.
      • Medina County
      • This Chatham is located in Medina County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the west southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Chatham.
    • Ontario
      • This Chatham lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the west of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Chatham is located in Chester County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chatham.
    • Quebec
      • This Chatham lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Chatham.
    • Wyoming
      • Washakie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Chatham [Washakie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatham ...

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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
  • Cooks Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
  • Ducks Head
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dundee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Glen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Liberty Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
  • Lynchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
  • Redstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redstone is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
  • Rim Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rim Junction is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
  • Rogers Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
  • Slab City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Sweden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chatham and extending to:

  • Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chatham to Ossipee, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
  • 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 478 miles [769.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,432 miles [8,742 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 6,147 miles [9,892.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,022 miles [6,472.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chatham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Chatham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Chatham 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 Chatham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1639, Longitude: -71.0106    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.524 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.60 degrees.