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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 Jockey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jockey Hill 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 Jockey Hill:
- 44.186560, -71.905409
- 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 Jockey Hill
- 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 Jockey Hill is near Caledonia County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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 Jockey Hill
Communities Also Named Jockey Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Jockey Hill.
Within New Hampshire, the name Jockey Hill is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Jockey Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ulster County
- This Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jockey Hill that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Jockey Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jockey Hill ...
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.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ireland is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Lisbon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Nutter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutter is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter
- Savageville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Savageville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swiftwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tinkerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tinkerville is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
How Far From Jockey Hill 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 Jockey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jockey Hill and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Jockey Hill to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jockey Hill) 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 Jockey Hill 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 Jockey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1866, Longitude: -71.9054 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.016 degrees. |
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