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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 Plainfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Plainfield 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 Plainfield:
    • 43.576461, -72.225645
    • 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 Plainfield
  • 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 Plainfield ...

We found one communities that share the name East Plainfield.

Within New Hampshire, the name East Plainfield is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Coshocton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of East Plainfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Plainfield ...

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.

  • Centertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
    • Centertown is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Cornish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornish Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
    • Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
    • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
    • Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hartland Four Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hell Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
    • Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Lockehaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
  • Lower Shaker Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
    • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
  • Mill Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
    • Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Upper Shaker Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
    • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in East Plainfield and extending to:

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Plainfield to Newport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • 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).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Plainfield. 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>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 East Plainfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Plainfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Plainfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5765, Longitude: -72.2256       In this case, the coordinates for East Plainfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East Plainfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.501 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.366 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.484 degrees.




 

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