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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 Happy Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Happy Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Happy Corner:
    • 45.085647, -71.310731
    • 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 Happy Corner
  • 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

Communities Also Named Happy Corner ...

We found one communities that share the name Happy Corner.

Within New Hampshire, the name Happy Corner is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Happy Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Piscataquis County
      • This Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east of the Happy Corner that is located in Coos County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Happy Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Happy Corner ...

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.

  • Clarksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • High Forest
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Forest came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
  • Kidderville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidderville
    • Kidderville is located in Coos County
  • Lincoln Plantation
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
    • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Maple Leaf
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
  • New Mexico
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mexico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • Pleasant Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Stewartstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Stewartstown is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Stewartstown Hollow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown Hollow
    • Stewartstown Hollow is located in Coos County
  • Upper Kidderville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Kidderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Kidderville
    • Upper Kidderville is located in Coos County

How Far From Happy Corner 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 Happy Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Happy Corner and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Happy Corner to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 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 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,004 miles [6,443.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Happy Corner. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Happy Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Happy Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0856, Longitude: -71.3107    
<2>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Happy Corner 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 303.69 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.717 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.246 degrees.









 

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