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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 Clark Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clark Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clark Landing:
    • 43.708131, -71.348682
    • 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 Clark Landing
  • 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 Clark Landing is near Belknap County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap 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 Clark Landing

Communities Also Named Clark Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Clark Landing.

Within New Hampshire, the name Clark Landing is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Clark Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Clark Landing is located in Warren County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Clark Landing that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Clark Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clark Landing ...

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.

  • Bear Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear Island is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
  • Big Rock Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
  • Federal Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Federal Corner is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Corner
  • Lees Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
  • Lovejoy Sands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
  • Melvin Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mirror Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Union Wharf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf

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

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

  • Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Clark Landing to Ossipee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 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 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,053 miles [6,522.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clark Landing) 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 Clark Landing 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 Clark Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7081, Longitude: -71.3487       In this case, the coordinates for Clark Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.942 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.762 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.003 degrees.