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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 Martins Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Martins Corner 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 Martins Corner:
    • 43.048139, -71.432289
    • 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 Martins 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
    • Since Martins Corner is near Hillsborough County and also Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Martins Corner

Communities Also Named Martins Corner ...

We found six communities that are also named Martins Corner.

Within New Hampshire, the name Martins Corner is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Martins Corner is located in Knox County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Martins Corner.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Martins Corner is located in Wicomico County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Martins Corner.
    • Ontario
      • This Martins Corner lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Martins Corner is located in Chester County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Martins Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Martins Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Martins Corner.
      • Nottoway County
      • This Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the southwest of the Martins Corner that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nottoway County community of Martins Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Martins 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.

  • Bean Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
  • Bow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
  • Bow Bog
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow Bog is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Bog
  • Bow Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
  • Hooks Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hooks Crossing is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossing
  • Martin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Martin is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Mountain Base
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Base is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Base
  • Severance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Severance is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Suncook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Martins Corner to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 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 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,079 miles [6,564.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Martins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Martins Corner 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 Martins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0481, Longitude: -71.4323       In this case, the coordinates for Martins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.096 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.386 degrees.