Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Quinttown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quinttown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Quinttown

• 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 Quinttown:
  • 43.865902, -72.055364
  • 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 Quinttown

• 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • Since Quinttown is near Orange County and also Windsor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • eBird sighting report for Windsor 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 Quinttown ...

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.

• Breezy Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
• Brimstone Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
  • Brimstone Corner is located in Orange County (VT)
• Bucks Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
  • Bucks Corner is located in Grafton County
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Copperfield is located in Orange County (VT)
• Hardscrabble
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble
  • Hardscrabble is located in Grafton County
• Lyme
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Lyme is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
• Lyme Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Center
  • Lyme Center is located in Grafton County
• Pike
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Pike is located in Grafton County
• Post Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Mills
  • Post Mills is located in Orange County (VT)
• Union Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village
  • Union Village is located in Orange County (VT)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Quinttown and extending to:

• Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Quinttown to Woodsville, with an average speed<4> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,487 miles [8,830.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,078 miles [6,562.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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