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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 Sutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Sutton 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 Sutton:
    • 43.301188, -71.855636
    • 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 Sutton
  • 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 Sutton ...

We found one communities that share the name East Sutton.

Within New Hampshire, the name East Sutton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This East Sutton is located in Worcester County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south of the East Sutton that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of East Sutton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Sutton ...

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.

  • Box Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
    • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Crockett Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Dingit Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
    • Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Melvin Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
    • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
  • Pages Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Potter Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
  • Salisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <3>
  • Salisbury Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
    • Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
  • Scribners Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribners Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
    • Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Shingle Mill Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Mill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
    • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Swetts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swetts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
    • Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Sutton to Concord, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,089 miles [6,580.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Sutton. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Sutton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Sutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3012, Longitude: -71.8556       In this case, the coordinates for East Sutton 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 Sutton 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 304.315 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.112 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.452 degrees.









 

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