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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 Deephaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deephaven 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 Deephaven:
    • 43.769795, -71.538686
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deephaven
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Deephaven ...

We found one communities that share the name Deephaven.

Within New Hampshire, the name Deephaven is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Deephaven is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deephaven that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Deephaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deephaven ...

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.

  • Big Rock Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
    • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Blair
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Grafton County
  • Center Sandwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Sandwich
    • Center Sandwich is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Sandwich <3>
  • Chicks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
    • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Goose Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
    • Goose Hollow is located in Grafton County
  • Lees Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
    • Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Sandwich Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich Landing
    • Sandwich Landing is located in Carroll County

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

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

  • Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deephaven to Woodsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south (S). 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 over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deephaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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- Deephaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deephaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7698, Longitude: -71.5387       In this case, the coordinates for Deephaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deephaven to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.892 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.06 degrees.









 

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