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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 Glencliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glencliff 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 Glencliff:
- 43.982845, -71.893418
- 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 Glencliff
- 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 Glencliff is near Orange County and also Caledonia 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 Caledonia 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 Glencliff
Communities Also Named Glencliff ...
We found two communities that are also named Glencliff.
Within New Hampshire, the name Glencliff is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Upson County
- This Glencliff is located in Upson County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glencliff that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Glencliff.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Glencliff is located in Davidson County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Glencliff that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Glencliff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glencliff ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Ireland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ireland is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lost River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lost River is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
- Mountain Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Nutter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nutter is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter
- Peach Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Four Corners is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Four Corners
- Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Glencliff 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 Glencliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glencliff and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glencliff to Woodsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 56 miles [90.1 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 440 miles [708.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,066 miles [6,543.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Glencliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Glencliff 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 Glencliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9828, Longitude: -71.8934 In this case, the coordinates for Glencliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.117 degrees. |
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