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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 Cooks Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooks Crossing 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 Cooks Crossing:
- 44.089791, -71.205628
- 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 Cooks Crossing
- 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 Cooks Crossing is near Coos County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Cooks Crossing
Communities Also Named Cooks Crossing ...
We found three communities that are also named Cooks Crossing.
Within New Hampshire, the name Cooks Crossing is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooks Crossing that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Cooks Crossing.
- New Brunswick
- This Cooks Crossing lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cooks Crossing that is located in Carroll County.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Cooks Crossing is located in Cabarrus County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooks Crossing that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Cooks Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooks Crossing ...
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.
- Ducks Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Harts Location
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Livermore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
- Notchland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Redstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redstone is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Rogers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
How Far From Cooks Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cooks Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooks Crossing and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cooks Crossing to Ossipee, 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 just over a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 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 5,443 miles [8,759.7 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 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,033 miles [6,490.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cooks Crossing) 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 Cooks Crossing 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 Cooks Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0898, Longitude: -71.2056 In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.792 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.659 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.733 degrees. |
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