Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dole Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dole Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dole Junction

• 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 Dole Junction:
  • 42.754527, -72.468977
  • 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 Dole Junction

• 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 Dole Junction is near Windham County and also Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Dole Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dole Junction ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Corners is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Corners
• Cold Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• Factory Village ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Factory Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gill is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
• Gill Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gill Station is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Station
• Green River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
• Mayo Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
• Packer Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Packer Corner is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Corner
• Satans Kingdom
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
• Scotland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scotland is located in Cheshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Sky Farm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sky Farm is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Farm

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Dole Junction and extending to:

• Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dole Junction 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 357 miles [574.5 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 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,135 miles [6,654.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'