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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 The Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Plains 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 The Plains:
    • 43.463410, -71.548963
    • 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 The Plains
  • 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 The Plains ...

We found 21 communities that share the name The Plains.

Within New Hampshire, the name The Plains is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Plains [Madera County].
    • Florida
      • Highlands County
      • This The Plains is located in Highlands County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of The Plains.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This The Plains is located in Cobb County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of The Plains.
      • Sumter County
      • This The Plains is located in Sumter County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km] to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of The Plains.
    • Kansas
      • Meade County
      • This The Plains is located in Meade County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<2> to the west of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of The Plains.
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Plains [Breckinridge County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This The Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of The Plains.
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This The Plains is located in Caroline County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of The Plains.
      • Charles County
      • This The Plains is located in Charles County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of The Plains.
    • Massachusetts
      • Nantucket County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of The Plains [Nantucket County].
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This The Plains is located in Marquette County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of The Plains.
    • Montana
      • Sanders County
      • This The Plains is located in Sanders County and lies 2,089 miles [3,361.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of The Plains.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This The Plains is located in Sussex County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Plains.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Plains [Oneida County].
      • Washington County
      • This The Plains is located in Washington County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of The Plains.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This The Plains is located in Athens County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of The Plains.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This The Plains is located in Luzerne County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of The Plains.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Plains [Chesterfield County].
    • Texas
      • Borden County
      • This The Plains is located in Borden County and lies 1,775 miles [2,856.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Borden County community of The Plains.
      • Yoakum County
      • This The Plains is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km] to the west southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of The Plains.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This The Plains is located in Fauquier County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the southwest of the The Plains that is located in Belknap County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of The Plains.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Plains ...

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.

  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
  • Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
    • Hill is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Hill Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
    • Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
  • Hills Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
    • Hills Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jones Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
    • Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
  • Mallard Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
    • Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
  • Pearls Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
    • Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
  • Salisbury Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
    • Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
  • Shaker Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
    • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
  • Wildwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
    • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County

How Far From The Plains to ...

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

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

  • Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from The Plains to Concord, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,482 miles [8,822.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,070 miles [6,550 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4634, Longitude: -71.5490       In this case, the coordinates for The Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 The Plains 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 The Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.103 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.901 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.225 degrees.




 

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