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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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
- 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw:
- 43.417871, -71.296123
- 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
- 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw ...
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.
- Hills Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Hornetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hornetown is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
- Jones Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Lockes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
- Loon Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loon Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Cove
- Pearls Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
- Rings Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
- Shaker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Spring Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welshs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner
How Far From Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw to Laconia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw) 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw 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 Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4179, Longitude: -71.2961 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.956 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.728 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.131 degrees. |
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