Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hadleys Purchase:
  • 44.128401, -71.332297
  • 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 Hadleys Purchase

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Since Hadleys Purchase is near Carroll County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Hadleys Purchase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hadleys Purchase ...

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.

• Cooks Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
• Ducks Head
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
• Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glen is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Harts Location
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <1>
• Livermore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Livermore is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
• Notchland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Notchland is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
• Rogers Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
• Stillwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stillwater is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater

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

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hadleys Purchase to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,037 miles [6,496.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'