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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 Cold River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cold River 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 Cold River:
- 43.118666, -72.427160
- 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 Cold River
- 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
- Since Cold River is near Windham County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Cold River
Communities Also Named Cold River ...
We found one communities that are also named Cold River.
Within New Hampshire, the name Cold River is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Cold River in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Cold River is located in Rutland County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cold River that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Cold River.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cold River ...
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.
- Christian Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
- Dodge Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
- Dodge Tavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
- Drewsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardscrabble Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
- Hemlock Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Mill Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
- Quaker City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cold River 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 Cold River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cold River and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cold River to Keene, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,120 miles [6,630.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cold River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cold River 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 Cold River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1187, Longitude: -72.4272 In this case, the coordinates for Cold River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.691 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.503 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.811 degrees. |
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