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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 Meredith Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meredith Center 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 Meredith Center:
- 43.614242, -71.529241
- 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 Meredith Center
- 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 Meredith Center ...
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.
- Bear Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
- Bear Island is located in Belknap County
- Big Rock Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
- Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
- Deephaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deephaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
- Deephaven is located in Grafton County
- Dockham Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dockham Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockham Shore
- Dockham Shore is located in Belknap County
- Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Lees Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Lees Mill is located in Carroll County
- Lovejoy Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovejoy Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
- Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
- Mallard Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
- Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
- Melvin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Village
- Melvin Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin Village <2>
- Mirror Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirror Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
- Mirror Lake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mirror Lake <2>
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Sandwich Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich Landing
- Sandwich Landing is located in Carroll County
- Spring Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
- Union Wharf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf
- Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
- Wildwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
How Far From Meredith Center 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 Meredith Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Meredith Center and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Meredith Center to Concord, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,475 miles [8,811.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,064 miles [6,540.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Meredith Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meredith Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6142, Longitude: -71.5292 In this case, the coordinates for Meredith Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Meredith Center 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 304.067 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.887 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.137 degrees. |
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