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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 Gaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaza 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 Gaza:
- 43.522176, -71.594649
- 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 Gaza
- 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 Belknap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Since Gaza is near Merrimack County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Gaza
Communities Also Named Gaza ...
We found two communities that are also named Gaza.
Within New Hampshire, the name Gaza is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- O'Brien County
- This Gaza is located in O'Brien County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west of the Gaza that is located in Belknap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the O'Brien County community of Gaza.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gaza [Beaufort County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaza ...
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.
- Bear Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Island is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
- Dockham Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dockham Shore is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockham Shore
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hill Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hills Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Jones Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Lovejoy Sands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
- Mallard Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Wildwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
How Far From Gaza 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 Gaza to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gaza and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies just to the East.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Gaza to Concord, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 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 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,070 miles [6,550 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Gaza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Gaza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gaza 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 Gaza. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5222, Longitude: -71.5946 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.122 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.932 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.216 degrees. |
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