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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 East Concord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Concord 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 East Concord:
- 43.241744, -71.536980
- 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 East Concord
- 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 East Concord is near Belknap County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 East Concord
Communities Also Named East Concord ...
We found two communities that are also named East Concord.
Within New Hampshire, the name East Concord is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Erie County
- This East Concord is located in Erie County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west of the East Concord that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of East Concord.
- Vermont
- Essex County
- This East Concord is located in Essex County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north of the East Concord that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of East Concord.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Concord ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bow Bog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bow Bog is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Bog
- Bow Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
- Bow Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Dingit Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Horse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pearls Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Short Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Suncook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From East Concord 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 East Concord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Concord and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies just to the South.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from East Concord to White House, with an average speed<3>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 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,077 miles [6,561.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- East Concord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Concord 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 East Concord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2417, Longitude: -71.5370 In this case, the coordinates for East Concord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.893 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.335 degrees. |
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