Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goshen Four Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goshen Four Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goshen Four Corners
- 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 Goshen Four Corners:
- 43.278409, -72.130919
- 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 Goshen Four Corners
- 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 Goshen Four Corners is near Merrimack County and also Cheshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- eBird sighting report for Cheshire 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 Goshen Four Corners ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- 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
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Crockett Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Dodge Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
- Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
- Georges Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mills
- Georges Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georges Mills <2>
- Guild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Melvin Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Otterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Puckershire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckershire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckershire
- Puckershire is located in Sullivan County
- Quaker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Goshen Four Corners 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 Goshen Four Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Goshen Four Corners and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Goshen Four Corners to Concord, with an average speed<4> 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 395 miles [635.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,101 miles [6,599.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goshen Four Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goshen Four Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goshen Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2784, Longitude: -72.1309 In this case, the coordinates for Goshen Four Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Goshen Four Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.487 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.592 degrees. |