Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pequawket, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pequawket and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pequawket
- 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 Pequawket:
- 43.920906, -71.227293
- 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 Pequawket
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Pequawket is near Grafton County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- eBird sighting report for Oxford 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pequawket ...
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.
- Center Ossipee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ossipee
- Center Ossipee is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Ossipee <2>
- Center Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Sandwich
- Center Sandwich is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Sandwich <2>
- Chickville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Chickville is located in Carroll County
- Cooks Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Cooks Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Freedom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
- Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Long Sands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Sands
- Long Sands is located in Carroll County
- Lords Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lords Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill
- Lords Hill is located in Carroll County
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- Merrill Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County (ME)
- Redstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rogers Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossing
- Rogers Crossing is located in Carroll County
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <2>
- Snowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Snowville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <2>
- Merrill Corner
How Far From Pequawket 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 Pequawket to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pequawket and extending to:
- Ossipee, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pequawket to Ossipee, with an average speed<4> 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 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,040 miles [6,501.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pequawket. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pequawket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pequawket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9209, Longitude: -71.2273 In this case, the coordinates for Pequawket have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Pequawket to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.676 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.833 degrees. |