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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 Newmarket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Newmarket 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 Newmarket:
- 43.277855, -71.873414
- 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 Newmarket
- 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 Newmarket is near Sullivan County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Newmarket
Communities Also Named Newmarket ...
We found six communities that are also named Newmarket.
There is one other community in New Hampshire that is also named Newmarket.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
- Rockingham County
- This Newmarket is located in Rockingham County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Newmarket.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Newmarket is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Newmarket.
- Missouri
- Marion County
- This Newmarket is located in Marion County and lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the west of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Newmarket.
- New Brunswick
- This Newmarket lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- Ontario
- This Newmarket lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the west of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- This Newmarket is located in Newport News City and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Newmarket that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Newmarket.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Newmarket ...
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.
- Box Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
- Crockett Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Dingit Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Melvin Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
- Pages Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Scribners Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
- Shingle Mill Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
- Swetts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
How Far From Newmarket 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 Newmarket to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Newmarket and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Newmarket to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,502 miles [8,854.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Newmarket) 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 Newmarket 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 Newmarket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2779, Longitude: -71.8734 In this case, the coordinates for Newmarket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.33 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.472 degrees. |
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