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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 Marlow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marlow 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 Marlow:
    • 43.115911, -72.197030
    • 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 Marlow
  • 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 Marlow ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Marlow.

Within New Hampshire, the name Marlow is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Marlow is located in Baldwin County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Marlow.
    • Georgia
      • Effingham County
      • This Marlow is located in Effingham County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Marlow.
      • Hall County
      • This Marlow is located in Hall County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Marlow.
    • Illinois
      • Jefferson County
      • This Marlow is located in Jefferson County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Marlow.
    • Kentucky
      • Clinton County
      • This Marlow is located in Clinton County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Marlow.
    • Missouri
      • Dunklin County
      • This Marlow is located in Dunklin County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Marlow.
    • Oklahoma
      • Stephens County
      • This Marlow is located in Stephens County and lies 1,495 miles [2,406 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephens County community of Marlow.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Marlow [Horry County].
    • South Dakota
      • Marshall County
      • This Marlow is located in Marshall County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Marlow.
    • Tennessee
      • Anderson County
      • This Marlow is located in Anderson County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Marlow.
    • Texas
      • Milam County
      • This Marlow is located in Milam County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Marlow.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Marlow is located in Davis County and lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the west of the Marlow that is located in Cheshire County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Marlow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marlow ...

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.

  • Christian Hollow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
    • Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Cold River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
    • Cold River is located in Cheshire County
  • Crescent Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
    • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Dodge Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Hollow
    • Dodge Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Dodge Tavern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Tavern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
    • Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
  • Drewsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
    • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County
  • Hemlock Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Lynn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Sullivan County
  • Mill Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
    • Mill Hollow is located in Cheshire County
  • Nelson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Quaker City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County

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

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

  • Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marlow to Keene, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

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 '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- Marlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1159, Longitude: -72.1970       In this case, the coordinates for Marlow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Marlow 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.
<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 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 Marlow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.551 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.345 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.705 degrees.









 

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