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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 Nashua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nashua 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 Nashua:
- 42.765433, -71.467535
- 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 Nashua
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Nashua is near Middlesex County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex 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 Nashua
Communities Also Named Nashua ...
We found nine communities that are also named Nashua.
Within New Hampshire, the name Nashua is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Monterey County
- This Nashua is located in Monterey County and lies 2,662 miles [4,284.1 km]<1> to the west of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Nashua.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Nashua is located in Putnam County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the southwest of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Nashua.
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Nashua is located in Chickasaw County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Nashua.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Worcester County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Nashua.
- Minnesota
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Nashua [Grant County].
- Wilkin County
- This Nashua is located in Wilkin County and lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkin County community of Nashua.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Nashua is located in Clay County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Nashua.
- Montana
- Valley County
- This Nashua is located in Valley County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Nashua.
- Pennsylvania
- Lawrence County
- This Nashua is located in Lawrence County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west of the Nashua that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Nashua.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nashua ...
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.
- Blood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
- Cricket Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket Corner is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Corner
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Frederick Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frederick Corner is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Corner
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Londonderry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond Park is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Park
- Reeds Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swan Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swan Corner is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Corner
- Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Nashua 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 city such as Nashua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nashua and extending to:
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Nashua to Concord, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 394 miles [634.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,505 miles [8,859.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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- Nashua) 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 Nashua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Nashua 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nashua 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 Nashua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7654, Longitude: -71.4675 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.16 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.548 degrees. |
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