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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 Curtis Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curtis Corner 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 Curtis Corner:
    • 42.742583, -72.387864
    • 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 Curtis Corner
  • 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 Curtis Corner is near Franklin County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Curtis Corner

Communities Also Named Curtis Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Curtis Corner.

There is one other community in New Hampshire that is also named Curtis Corner.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
    • Hillsborough County
      • This Curtis Corner is located in Hillsborough County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Curtis Corner that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Curtis Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • This Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Curtis Corner that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Curtis Corner.
    • New York
      • Ontario County
      • This Curtis Corner is located in Ontario County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west of the Curtis Corner that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Curtis Corner.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Curtis Corner is located in Washington County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Curtis Corner that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Curtis Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Curtis Corner ...

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.

  • Baptist Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
  • Blissville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blissville is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville
  • Cold Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Dole Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
  • Gill Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gill Station is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Station
  • Mayo Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
  • Satans Kingdom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
  • Scotland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Scotland is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Sky Farm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sky Farm is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Farm

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

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

  • Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Curtis Corner 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Curtis Corner) 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 Curtis Corner 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 Curtis Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7426, Longitude: -72.3879       In this case, the coordinates for Curtis Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.721 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.473 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.981 degrees.