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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 Howards Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove:
- 42.872588, -71.220894
- 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 Howards Grove
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Howards Grove is near Essex County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Howards Grove
Communities Also Named Howards Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Howards Grove.
Within New Hampshire, the name Howards Grove is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Howards Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<1> to the west of the Howards Grove that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Howards Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howards Grove ...
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.
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cowbell Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
- Crane Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maple Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Peppermint Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peppermint Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Corner
How Far From Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howards Grove and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howards Grove to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,491 miles [8,836.9 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 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,076 miles [6,559.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howards Grove) 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 Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8726, Longitude: -71.2209 In this case, the coordinates for Howards Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.38 degrees. |
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