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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 Lower Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Village 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 Lower Village:
    • 43.274244, -71.793412
    • 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 Lower Village
  • 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 Lower Village is near Hillsborough County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Lower Village

Communities Also Named Lower Village ...

We found seven communities that are also named Lower Village.

There are two communities within New Hampshire that are also named Lower Village.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
    • Cheshire County
      • This Lower Village is located in Cheshire County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Lower Village.
    • Sullivan County
      • This Lower Village is located in Sullivan County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Lower Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Hawaii
      • This Lower Village lies 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
    • Maine
      • Cumberland 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 Maine community of Lower Village [Cumberland County].
      • York County
      • This Lower Village is located in York County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Lower Village.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Lower Village is located in Middlesex County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lower Village.
    • Vermont
      • Lamoille County
      • This Lower Village is located in Lamoille County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Lower Village that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamoille County community of Lower Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Village ...

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.

  • Box Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
  • Chase Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chase Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Village
  • Crockett Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
  • Dingit Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
  • Melvin Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
  • Pages Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Potter Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
  • Salisbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
  • Scribners Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
  • Shingle Mill Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
  • Slab City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Slab City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Swetts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills

How Far From Lower Village 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 Lower Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Village to Concord, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,499 miles [8,849.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,087 miles [6,577.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lower Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lower Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lower Village 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 Lower Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2742, Longitude: -71.7934       In this case, the coordinates for Lower Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.281 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.069 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.437 degrees.