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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 Kelleys Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kelleys 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 Kelleys Corner:
    • 43.291747, -71.360624
    • 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 Kelleys 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 Kelleys Corner is near Belknap County and also Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Kelleys Corner

Communities Also Named Kelleys Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Kelleys Corner.

There is one other community in New Hampshire that is also named Kelleys Corner.

Beyond New Hampshire.

  • Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
    • Belknap County
      • This Kelleys Corner is located in Belknap County and lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north of the Kelleys Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Kelleys Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kelleys 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.

  • Bow Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
  • Bow Lake Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Hills Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
  • Horse Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
  • Jones Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
  • Lockes Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
  • Pearls Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
  • Rings Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
  • Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Short Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
  • Welshs Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kelleys Corner to Concord, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Kelleys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Kelleys 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 Kelleys Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2917, Longitude: -71.3606       In this case, the coordinates for Kelleys Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.015 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.773 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.227 degrees.