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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 Plainfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainfield 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 Plainfield:
    • 43.534238, -72.356202
    • 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 Plainfield
  • 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

Communities Also Named Plainfield ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Plainfield.

Within New Hampshire, the name Plainfield is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Plainfield is located in Columbia County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Plainfield.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Plainfield is located in Yolo County and lies 2,558 miles [4,116.7 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Plainfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Plainfield is located in Windham County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the south of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Plainfield.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plainfield.
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Plainfield is located in Dodge County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Plainfield.
    • Illinois
      • Jasper County
      • This Plainfield is located in Jasper County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Plainfield.
      • Will County
      • This Plainfield is located in Will County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Plainfield.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hendricks County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Plainfield.
      • LaPorte County
      • This Plainfield is located in LaPorte County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Plainfield.
    • Iowa
      • Bremer County
      • This Plainfield is located in Bremer County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Plainfield.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Plainfield [Cloud County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Plainfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Plainfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Plainfield.
      • Nantucket County
      • This Plainfield is located in Nantucket County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Plainfield.
      • Norfolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Plainfield [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Plainfield is located in Livingston County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Plainfield.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Plainfield [Greene County].
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Plainfield is located in Union County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Plainfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Plainfield lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Plainfield is located in Coshocton County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Plainfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Plainfield lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Plainfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Plainfield.
      • York County
      • This Plainfield is located in York County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Plainfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Plainfield is located in Blount County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Plainfield.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Plainfield is located in Washington County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plainfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Plainfield [Marshall County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara County
      • This Plainfield is located in Waushara County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Plainfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainfield ...

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.

  • Cornish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cornish Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
    • Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
    • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Flat
    • Cornish Flat is located in Sullivan County
  • Cornish Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
    • Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County
  • Fieldsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
    • Fieldsville is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Hartland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hartland Four Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hell Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
    • Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County
  • Mill Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hollow
    • Mill Hollow is located in Sullivan County

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

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

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plainfield to Newport, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,512 miles [8,870.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,102 miles [6,601.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainfield. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Plainfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5342, Longitude: -72.3562       In this case, the coordinates for Plainfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Plainfield 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Plainfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.587 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.456 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.568 degrees.




 

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