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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 Hanover Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanover Center 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 Hanover Center:
- 43.725627, -72.192866
- 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 Hanover Center
- 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Since Hanover Center is near Windsor County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Hanover Center
Communities Also Named Hanover Center ...
We found two communities that are also named Hanover Center.
Within New Hampshire, the name Hanover Center is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Hanover Center is located in Plymouth County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hanover Center that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Hanover Center.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Hanover Center is located in Chautauqua County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hanover Center that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Hanover Center.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanover Center ...
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.
- Bragg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bragg is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Copper Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copper Flat is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
- Hardscrabble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardscrabble is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
- Lockehaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
- Lower Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lyme Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
- Union Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
- Upper Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
How Far From Hanover Center 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 Hanover Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hanover Center and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hanover Center to Woodsville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 417 miles [671.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,498 miles [8,848.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,088 miles [6,579 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hanover Center 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 Hanover Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7256, Longitude: -72.1929 In this case, the coordinates for Hanover Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.458 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.393 degrees. |
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