Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Georges Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georges Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Georges Mills

• 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 Georges Mills:
  • 43.431741, -72.066428
  • 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 Georges Mills

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since Georges Mills is near Merrimack County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georges Mills ...

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 south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
  • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
• Cornish Flat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
  • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
• Crockett Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
  • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
• Fords Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
  • Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
• Fords Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
  • Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
• Guild
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guild have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
  • Guild is located in Sullivan County
• Otterville
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
• Pages Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
• Potter Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
  • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Potter Place
  • From Georges Mills to Potter Place
• Robinson Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
  • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
• Shingle Mill Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shingle Mill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
  • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
• Twin Lakes Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
  • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County

How Far From Georges Mills 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 Georges Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Georges Mills and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Georges Mills to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,504 miles [8,857.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,093 miles [6,587 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georges Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/