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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 Ferncroft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ferncroft 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 Ferncroft:
    • 43.913188, -71.360112
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ferncroft
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Ferncroft is near Grafton County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
  • 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Ferncroft

Communities Also Named Ferncroft ...

We found one communities that are also named Ferncroft.

Within New Hampshire, the name Ferncroft is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Essex County
      • This Ferncroft is located in Essex County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ferncroft that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Ferncroft.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ferncroft ...

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.

How Far From Ferncroft to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ferncroft to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ferncroft to Ossipee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south (S). 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 454 miles [730.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,046 miles [6,511.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferncroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ferncroft to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ferncroft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9132, Longitude: -71.3601    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.916 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.768 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.90 degrees.