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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 Deering, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Deering 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 East Deering:
    • 43.074182, -71.813390
    • 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 Deering
  • 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Since East Deering is near Merrimack County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Deering

Communities Also Named East Deering ...

We found one communities that are also named East Deering.

Within New Hampshire, the name East Deering is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This East Deering is located in Cumberland County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Deering that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of East Deering.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Deering ...

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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bow Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
  • Chase Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
  • Everett ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Francestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Happy Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Melvin Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Base
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
  • Slab City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Tavern Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village

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

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

  • Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Deering to Nashua, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,508 miles [8,864.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Deering) 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 Deering 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 Deering. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0742, Longitude: -71.8134    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.324 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.083 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.549 degrees.