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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 Freedom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Freedom 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 Freedom:
    • 43.793131, -70.992289
    • 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 East Freedom
  • 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 East Freedom ...

We found one communities that share the name East Freedom.

Within New Hampshire, the name East Freedom is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This East Freedom is located in Blair County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Freedom that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of East Freedom.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Freedom ...

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.

  • Center Ossipee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ossipee
    • Center Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Ossipee <3>
  • Freedom
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Carroll County
  • Grape Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Corner
    • Grape Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Long Sands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
    • Long Sands is located in Carroll County
  • Lords Hill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
    • Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Parsonsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
    • Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <3>
  • Pine River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Pine River is located in Carroll County
  • Porterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
    • Porterfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Snowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
    • Snowville is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <3>

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

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

  • Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Freedom to Ossipee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,034 miles [6,492.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Freedom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Freedom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Freedom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7931, Longitude: -70.9923       In this case, the coordinates for East Freedom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Freedom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.71 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.516 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.79 degrees.









 

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