Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goffstown:
  • 43.020361, -71.600349
  • 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 Goffstown

• 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
  • Since Goffstown is near Merrimack County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Goffstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goffstown ...

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.

• Bow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bow is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <1>
• Bow Bog
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bow Bog is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Bog
• Bow Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
• Chase Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
• Everett ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Martin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Martin is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Martins Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Martins Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
• Mountain Base
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
• Slab City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
• Tavern Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village

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

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

• Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goffstown to Nashua, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'