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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 Fords Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill:
    • 43.541463, -71.899805
    • 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 Fords Mill
  • 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
    • Since Fords Mill is near Grafton County and also Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Fords Mill

Communities Also Named Fords Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Fords Mill.

Within New Hampshire, the name Fords Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Linn County
      • This Fords Mill is located in Linn County and lies 2,481 miles [3,992.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fords Mill that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Fords Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fords Mill ...

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.

  • Crockett Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
  • Fords Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
  • Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hill is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Hill Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
  • Lockehaven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
  • Nuttings Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nuttings Beach is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttings Beach
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Otterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Pages Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Potter Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
  • Robinson Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
  • Twin Lakes Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village

How Far From Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fords Mill to Concord, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fords Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Fords Mill 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 Fords Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5415, Longitude: -71.8998       In this case, the coordinates for Fords Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.306 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.142 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.349 degrees.