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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 Hills Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hills Corner 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 Hills Corner:
- 43.392579, -71.497017
- 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 Hills Corner
- 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Since Hills Corner is near Belknap County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Hills Corner
Communities Also Named Hills Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Hills Corner.
There is one other community in New Hampshire that is also named Hills Corner.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Hills Corner in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
- Strafford County
- This Hills Corner is located in Strafford County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hills Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Hills Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach City
- This Hills Corner is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hills Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Hills Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hills 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.
- Dingit Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Jones Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Mallard Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
- Pearls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
- Rings Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Swetts Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
- Wildwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
How Far From Hills Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hills Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hills Corner and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hills Corner to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 423 miles [680.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,070 miles [6,550 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Hills Corner) 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 Hills Corner 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 Hills Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3926, Longitude: -71.4970 In this case, the coordinates for Hills Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.082 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.238 degrees. |
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