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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 Johnson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson 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 Johnson Corner:
    • 42.888696, -71.734241
    • 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 Johnson 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 Johnson Corner ...

We found nine communities that share the name Johnson Corner.

Within New Hampshire, the name Johnson Corner is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,520 miles [4,055.5 km]<1> to the west of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Johnson Corner.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Johnson Corner [Sussex County].
    • Georgia
      • Toombs County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Toombs County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Johnson Corner.
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Johnson Corner.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Hampden County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Johnson Corner.
    • South Carolina
      • Georgetown County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Georgetown County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Johnson Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Accomack County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Johnson Corner.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Johnson Corner.
      • Southampton County
      • This Johnson Corner is located in Southampton County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southwest of the Johnson Corner that is located in Hillsborough County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Johnson Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson 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.

  • Bank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Bank is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cricket Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cricket Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Corner
    • Cricket Corner is located in Hillsborough County
  • Francestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Hillsborough County
  • High Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County
  • Mason
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Mountain Base
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Base have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
    • Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
  • Tavern Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tavern Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Village
    • Tavern Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Temple is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
  • Woodland Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

  • Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Corner to Nashua, with an average speed<5> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 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 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,098 miles [6,595.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8887, Longitude: -71.7342       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Johnson Corner could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Johnson Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.303 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.028 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.607 degrees.




 

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