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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 Gee Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gee 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 Gee Mill:
    • 43.152300, -72.203419
    • 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 Gee 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
    • Since Gee Mill is near Sullivan County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Gee Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gee 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.

  • Box Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
  • Cold River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cold River is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
  • Crescent Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Dodge Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
  • Dodge Tavern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
  • Drewsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
  • Hemlock Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Mill Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
  • Nelson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nelson is located in Cheshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Quaker City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Unity
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Unity is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gee Mill and extending to:

  • Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gee Mill to Keene, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 386 miles [621.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,109 miles [6,612.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gee 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 Gee 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 Gee Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1523, Longitude: -72.2034       In this case, the coordinates for Gee Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.55 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.35 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.69 degrees.