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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 James City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to James City 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 James City:
- 43.143138, -71.234230
- 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 James City
- 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 James City is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 James City
Communities Also Named James City ...
We found two communities that are also named James City.
Within New Hampshire, the name James City is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This James City is located in Craven County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the James City that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of James City.
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This James City is located in Elk County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the James City that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of James City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near James City ...
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.
- Bean Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
- Bow Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Cedar Waters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hooks Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossing
- Horse Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Martin Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
- Martins Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Onway Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Onway Lake is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onway Lake
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Severance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Short Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Suncook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From James City 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 James City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in James City and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from James City to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 420 miles [675.9 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 5,481 miles [8,820.8 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 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- James City) 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 James City 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 James City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1431, Longitude: -71.2342 In this case, the coordinates for James City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.687 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.245 degrees. |
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