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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 Northwood Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwood Ridge 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 Northwood Ridge:
    • 43.209229, -71.179742
    • 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 Northwood Ridge
  • 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Since Northwood Ridge is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Northwood Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwood Ridge ...

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.

  • Bean Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
  • Bow Lake Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Waters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
  • Hills Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
  • Hornetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
  • James City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • James City is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
  • Lee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
  • Lockes Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
  • Merrill Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
  • Raymond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <1>
  • Rings Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
  • Short Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
  • Welshs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Northwood Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northwood Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northwood Ridge and extending to:

  • Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northwood Ridge to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 425 miles [684 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,476 miles [8,812.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,062 miles [6,537.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northwood Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Northwood Ridge 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 Northwood Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2092, Longitude: -71.1797       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.917 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.65 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.186 degrees.