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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 Milford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Milford 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 Milford:
    • 42.823507, -71.625369
    • 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 Milford
  • 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 Milford ...

We found one communities that share the name East Milford.

Within New Hampshire, the name East Milford is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named East Milford in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • This East Milford lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Milford that is located in Hillsborough County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Milford ...

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.

  • Bank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Bank is located in Hillsborough County
  • Blood ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
    • Blood is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cricket Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Corner
    • Cricket Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Four Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • High Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Lincoln Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mason
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Mountain Base
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Base have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
    • Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
  • Reeds Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
    • Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>
  • Woodland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

  • Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from East Milford to Concord, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,510 miles [8,867.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • 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).<8>

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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 '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 Milford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Milford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8235, Longitude: -71.6254       In this case, the coordinates for East Milford 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 Milford 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 304.247 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.954 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.59 degrees.









 

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