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 Pratt:
42.783698, -71.763130
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.
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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found sixteen communities that share the name Pratt.
Within New Hampshire, the name Pratt is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Maricopa County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Maricopa County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Pratt.
Arkansas
Clay County
This Pratt is located in Clay County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pratt.
British Columbia
This Pratt lies 2,437 miles [3,922 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
Illinois
Whiteside 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 Illinois community of Pratt [Whiteside County].
Kansas
Pratt County
This Pratt is located in Pratt County and lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<2> to the west of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pratt County community of Pratt.
Kentucky
Webster County
This Pratt is located in Webster County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Pratt.
Louisiana
Bienville Parish
This Pratt is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Pratt.
Manitoba
This Pratt lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
Maryland
Allegany County
This Pratt is located in Allegany County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Pratt.
Minnesota
Steele County
This Pratt is located in Steele County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Pratt.
Missouri
Ripley County
This Pratt is located in Ripley County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Pratt.
New Mexico
Hidalgo County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Pratt.
New York
Kings 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 Pratt [Kings County].
Washington
Spokane 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 Washington community of Pratt [Spokane County].
West Virginia
Kanawha County
This Pratt is located in Kanawha County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Pratt that is located in Hillsborough County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Pratt.
Roane 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 West Virginia community of Pratt [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratt ...
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.
Bank (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Pratt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pratt and extending to:
Nashua, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pratt to Nashua, 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 four to five hours.
Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,103 miles [6,603.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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 Pratt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pratt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pratt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7837, Longitude: -71.7631 In this case, the coordinates for Pratt 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Pratt 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 Pratt 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 304.336 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.048 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.674 degrees.