Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Greens Grant:
  • 44.300620, -71.222019
  • 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 Greens Grant

• 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Since Greens Grant is near Carroll County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Greens Grant ...

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.

• Beans Purchase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
  • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
• Berlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
• Cascade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Coos County
• Ducks Head
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducks Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
  • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
• Dundee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Carroll County
• Glen House
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
  • Glen House is located in Coos County
• Low and Burbanks Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
  • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
• Martins Location
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
  • Martins Location is located in Coos County
• Randolph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
• Randolph Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hill
  • Randolph Hill is located in Coos County
• Rim Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rim Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
  • Rim Junction is located in Coos County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Greens Grant and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Grant to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,436 miles [8,748.4 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 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,027 miles [6,480.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greens Grant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/