Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilmans Corner:
  • 43.902568, -71.989808
  • 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 Gilmans Corner

• 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • Since Gilmans Corner is near Orange County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor 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 Gilmans Corner

Communities Also Named Gilmans Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Gilmans Corner.

Within New Hampshire, the name Gilmans Corner is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Gilmans Corner in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Gilmans Corner lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gilmans Corner that is located in Grafton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmans Corner ...

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.

• Breezy Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Brimstone Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
• Bucks Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bucks Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Copperfield is located in Orange County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
• Hardscrabble
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
• Lost River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost River is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Lyme
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyme is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
• Lyme Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
• Peach Four Corners
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Four Corners is located in Orange County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Four Corners
• Pike
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pike is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
• Post Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills

How Far From Gilmans Corner 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 Gilmans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmans Corner to Woodsville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,073 miles [6,554.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'