Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leighton Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leighton Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Leighton Corners

• 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 Leighton Corners:
  • 43.308692, -71.190621
  • 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 Leighton Corners

• 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 Strafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Since Leighton Corners 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 Leighton Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leighton Corners ...

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 Lake Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Lockes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Merrill Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Rings Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
• Welshs Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Leighton Corners 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 Leighton Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Leighton Corners and extending to:

• Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leighton Corners to Dover, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 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 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'