Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockes Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockes Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockes Corner
- 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 Lockes Corner:
- 43.361469, -71.182010
- 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 Lockes 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 Belknap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Since Lockes Corner is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockes 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 Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Hills Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
- Hornetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Jones Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
- Loon Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Merrill Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
- Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
- Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rings Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
- Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Town House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
- Town House is located in Strafford County
- Welshs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welshs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner
- Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
How Far From Lockes Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lockes Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lockes Corner and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lockes Corner to Laconia, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 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 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,057 miles [6,529.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockes Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lockes Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockes Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3615, Longitude: -71.1820 In this case, the coordinates for Lockes Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lockes Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.895 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.107 degrees. |