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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 Lincoln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lincoln 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 Lincoln:
    • 44.044358, -71.668450
    • 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 Lincoln
  • 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 Lincoln ...

We found 63 communities that share the name Lincoln.

Within New Hampshire, the name Lincoln is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 63 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 63 communities, 61 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Madison County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Lincoln.
      • Talladega County
      • This Lincoln is located in Talladega County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km] to the southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Lincoln.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Lincoln is located in Washington County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Lincoln.
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Lincoln [Madera County].
      • Placer County
      • This Lincoln is located in Placer County and lies 2,553 miles [4,108.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Lincoln.
    • Colorado
      • Summit County
      • This Lincoln is located in Summit County and lies 1,781 miles [2,866.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Lincoln.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Lincoln is located in Sussex County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Lincoln.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Lincoln is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,262 miles [2,031 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Lincoln.
      • Miami-Dade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Lincoln [Miami-Dade County].
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • This Lincoln is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Lincoln.
    • Illinois
      • Logan County
      • This Lincoln is located in Logan County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lincoln.
    • Indiana
      • Cass County
      • This Lincoln is located in Cass County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lincoln.
      • Spencer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lincoln [Spencer County].
    • Iowa
      • Grundy County
      • This Lincoln is located in Grundy County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Lincoln.
      • Tama County
      • This Lincoln is located in Tama County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km] to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Lincoln.
    • Kansas
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lincoln [Nemaha County].
      • Reno County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lincoln [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Lincoln is located in Clay County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Lincoln.
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Lincoln [Pulaski County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Lincoln is located in Penobscot County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Lincoln.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Lincoln is located in Prince George's County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Lincoln.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Lincoln is located in Middlesex County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the south of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lincoln.
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • This Lincoln is located in Alcona County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Lincoln.
      • Berrien County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Berrien County].
      • Chippewa County
      • This Lincoln is located in Chippewa County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Lincoln.
      • Mason County
      • This Lincoln is located in Mason County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Lincoln.
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Lincoln [Oakland County].
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Lincoln is located in Washtenaw County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Lincoln.
    • Minnesota
      • Morrison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Morrison County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Lincoln.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Lincoln is located in Benton County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lincoln.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Cascade County].
      • Deer Lodge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lincoln [Deer Lodge County].
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,972 miles [3,173.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Lincoln.
    • Nebraska
      • Lancaster County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,290 miles [2,076.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lincoln.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Lincoln lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
    • New Jersey
      • Gloucester County
      • This Lincoln is located in Gloucester County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Lincoln.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lincoln [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Lincoln is located in Wayne County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Lincoln.
      • Westchester County
      • This Lincoln is located in Westchester County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Lincoln.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh County
      • This Lincoln is located in Burleigh County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleigh County community of Lincoln.
    • Ohio
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Delaware County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Lincoln.
      • Gallia County
      • This community is historic and although located in Gallia County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Lincoln.
      • Richland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lincoln [Richland County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Jackson County
      • This Lincoln is located in Jackson County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lincoln.
      • Kingfisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Lincoln [Kingfisher County].
    • Ontario
      • This Lincoln lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Lincoln is located in Jackson County and lies 2,521 miles [4,057.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lincoln.
      • Polk County
      • This Lincoln is located in Polk County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km] to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Lincoln.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Lincoln is located in Allegheny County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Lincoln.
      • Chester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lincoln [Chester County].
      • Lancaster County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km] to the southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lincoln.
    • South Dakota
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Lincoln [Clay County].
    • Tennessee
      • Lincoln County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lincoln.
    • Texas
      • Lee County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lee County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Lincoln.
    • Utah
      • Tooele County
      • This Lincoln is located in Tooele County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tooele County community of Lincoln.
      • Utah County
      • This Lincoln is located in Utah County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km] to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Lincoln.
    • Vermont
      • Addison County
      • This Lincoln is located in Addison County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Addison County community of Lincoln.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Lincoln is located in Loudoun County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Lincoln.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Lincoln [Douglas County].
      • Kitsap County
      • This Lincoln is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,417 miles [3,889.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Lincoln.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Lincoln is located in Lincoln County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km] to the west northwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lincoln.
    • West Virginia
      • Wyoming County
      • This Lincoln is located in Wyoming County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Lincoln.
    • Wisconsin
      • Kewaunee County
      • This Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lincoln that is located in Grafton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Lincoln.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincoln ...

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.

  • Breezy Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
    • Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
  • Five Corners
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Grafton County
  • Goose Hollow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
    • Goose Hollow is located in Grafton County
  • Ireland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Ireland is located in Grafton County
  • Livermore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
    • Livermore is located in Carroll County
  • Lost River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
    • Lost River is located in Grafton County
  • Stillwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Grafton County
  • Sugar Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripoli Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Mill
    • Tripoli Mill is located in Grafton County
  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Grafton County

How Far From Lincoln to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lincoln to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lincoln to Woodsville, with an average speed<6> 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 6 hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,055 miles [6,525.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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 '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- Lincoln) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lincoln. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0444, Longitude: -71.6685       In this case, the coordinates for Lincoln have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lincoln, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Lincoln 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Lincoln to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.085 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.98 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.978 degrees.









 

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