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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 Gosport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gosport 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 Gosport:
- 42.977592, -70.614771
- 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 Gosport
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Gosport is near York County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Gosport
Communities Also Named Gosport ...
We found five communities that are also named Gosport.
Within New Hampshire, the name Gosport is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Gosport is located in Clarke County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gosport that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Gosport.
- Indiana
- Owen County
- This Gosport is located in Owen County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west of the Gosport that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Gosport.
- Iowa
- Marion County
- This Gosport is located in Marion County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the west of the Gosport that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Gosport.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Gosport.
- Virginia
- Portsmouth City
- This Gosport is located in Portsmouth City and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gosport that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Gosport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gosport ...
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.
- Breakfast Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
- Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Cable Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cable Road is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Road
- Cemetery Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
- Christian Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
- Fogg Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
- Great Boars Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Little Boars Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Maplehaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Seabury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seabury is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Shepherds Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds Hill is located in York County (ME)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
How Far From Gosport 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 Gosport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gosport and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gosport to Exeter, with an average speed<4> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,046 miles [6,511.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- Gosport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Gosport could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gosport 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 Gosport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9776, Longitude: -70.6148 In this case, the coordinates for Gosport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.267 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.047 degrees. |
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