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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 Eastman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eastman and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Eastman:
    • 43.513962, -72.116198
    • 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 Eastman
  • 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 Eastman ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Eastman.

Within New Hampshire, the name Eastman is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Eastman is located in Dodge County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Eastman.
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eastman [Kalkaska County].
      • Newaygo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eastman [Newaygo County].
    • Mississippi
      • Itawamba County
      • This Eastman is located in Itawamba County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Eastman.
    • North Carolina
      • Nash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Eastman [Nash County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Eastman is located in Love County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Eastman.
    • Quebec
      • This Eastman lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the north of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Eastman [Lexington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Johnson County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Eastman [Johnson County].
    • Texas
      • Hardin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hardin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Eastman.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Eastman is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,229 miles [3,587.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Eastman.
    • Wisconsin
      • Crawford County
      • This Eastman is located in Crawford County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the west of the Eastman that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Eastman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eastman ...

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.

  • Cornish Flat
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Georges Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lockehaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
  • Lower Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
    • Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Otterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
    • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
  • Robinson Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Twin Lakes Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Upper Shaker Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 Eastman 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 Eastman to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eastman to Newport, with an average speed<6> 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 36 miles [57.9 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 over two 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,092 miles [6,585.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastman. 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- Eastman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eastman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5140, Longitude: -72.1162       In this case, the coordinates for Eastman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eastman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Eastman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Eastman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.443 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.291 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.465 degrees.









 

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