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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 North Chatham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Chatham 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 North Chatham:
    • 44.242288, -71.016739
    • 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 North Chatham
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since North Chatham is near Oxford County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 North Chatham

Communities Also Named North Chatham ...

We found two communities that are also named North Chatham.

Within New Hampshire, the name North Chatham is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This North Chatham is located in Barnstable County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the North Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of North Chatham.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This North Chatham is located in Columbia County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Chatham that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of North Chatham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Chatham ...

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.

  • Beans Purchase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
  • Ducks Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
  • Dundee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Glen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Glen House is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
  • Greens Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Lynchville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
  • Martins Location
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Location is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
  • Rim Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rim Junction is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
  • Slab City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Sweden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people

How Far From North Chatham 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 North Chatham to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Chatham to Ossipee, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,430 miles [8,738.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,020 miles [6,469.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- North Chatham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 North Chatham 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 North Chatham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2423, Longitude: -71.0167       In this case, the coordinates for North Chatham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.65 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.527 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.561 degrees.