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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 Dunbarton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton:
- 43.102525, -71.616809
- 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 Dunbarton
- 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Since Dunbarton is near Hillsborough County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Dunbarton
Communities Also Named Dunbarton ...
We found ten communities that are also named Dunbarton.
Within New Hampshire, the name Dunbarton is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Monterey County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dunbarton [Monterey County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Dunbarton [Daviess County].
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- This Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Concordia Parish community of Dunbarton.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Dunbarton is located in Camden County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Dunbarton.
- New York
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Dunbarton [Oneida County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Dunbarton [Adams County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Dunbarton.
- South Carolina
- Barnwell County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dunbarton [Barnwell County].
- Dillon County
- This Dunbarton is located in Dillon County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dunbarton that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Dunbarton.
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- This Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<3> to the west of the Dunbarton that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Dunbarton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbarton ...
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.
- Bow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Bog
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bow Bog is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Bog
- Bow Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
- Bow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Chase Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
- Everett ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Mountain Base
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tavern Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
How Far From Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunbarton and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Dunbarton to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,085 miles [6,574.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dunbarton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Dunbarton 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dunbarton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1025, Longitude: -71.6168 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.948 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.443 degrees. |
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