Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Derry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Derry
- 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 Derry:
- 42.880800, -71.326342
- 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 Derry
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Derry is near Hillsborough County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- eBird sighting report for Essex 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Derry ...
We found ten communities that share the name Derry.
Within New Hampshire, the name Derry is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Derry is located in Columbia County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Derry that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Derry.
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Derry [Dauphin County].
- Montour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Derry [Montour County].
- Westmoreland County
- This Derry is located in Westmoreland County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west southwest of the Derry that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Derry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Derry ...
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.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Cowbell Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowbell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
- Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
- Hooks Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossing
- Hooks Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Howards Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Londonderry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <5>
- Peppermint Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppermint Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Corner
- Peppermint Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Reeds Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Severance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Woodland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County
How Far From Derry 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 Derry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Derry and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Derry to Exeter, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Derry: derrynh.org/
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Derry could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Derry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Derry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8808, Longitude: -71.3263 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Derry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Derry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.057 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.751 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.424 degrees. |