Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meriden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meriden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meriden
- 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 Meriden:
- 43.543995, -72.252762
- 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 Meriden
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Meriden is near Grafton County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- eBird sighting report for Windsor 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 Meriden ...
We found nine communities that share the name Meriden.
Within New Hampshire, the name Meriden is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- New Jersey
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Meriden ...
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.
- Cornish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Cornish is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <3>
- Cornish Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
- Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
- Cornish City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
- Cornish Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
- Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
- Cornish Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
- Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County
- Hartland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <3>
- Hartland Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Four Corners
- Hartland Four Corners is located in Windsor County (VT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland Four Corners <3>
- Hell Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
- Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County
- Lower Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
- Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
- Mill Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
- Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County
- Upper Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
- Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
How Far From Meriden 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 Meriden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meriden and extending to:
- Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meriden to Newport, with an average speed<5> 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,097 miles [6,593.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriden. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meriden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5440, Longitude: -72.2528 |
| <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 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 Meriden 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Meriden 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 304.522 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.385 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.514 degrees. |