Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lost River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost River and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lost River
- 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 Lost River:
- 44.037011, -71.784250
- 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 Lost River
- 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Since Lost River is near Orange County and also Caledonia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia 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
Communities Also Named Lost River ...
We found nine communities that share the name Lost River.
Within New Hampshire, the name Lost River is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Lost River.
- Idaho
- Butte County
- This Lost River is located in Butte County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Lost River.
- Custer County
- This Lost River is located in Custer County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km] to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Lost River.
- Indiana
- Martin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lost River [Martin County].
- Orange County
- This Lost River is located in Orange County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Lost River.
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Lost River is located in Warren County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Lost River.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Lost River is located in Klamath County and lies 2,480 miles [3,991.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Lost River.
- Quebec
- This Lost River lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lost River that is located in Grafton County.
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lost River [Hardy County].
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost River ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
- Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Jockey Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
- Mountain Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Nutter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Pike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Swiftwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
- Tripoli Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Mill
- Tripoli Mill is located in Grafton County
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Lost River 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 Lost River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lost River and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lost River to Woodsville, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 446 miles [717.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,060 miles [6,533.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost River. 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> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lost River 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. |
| <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- Lost River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0370, Longitude: -71.7843 In this case, the coordinates for Lost River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lost River 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 304.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.06 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.037 degrees. |