Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Riverhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverhill
- 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 Riverhill:
- 43.249246, -71.619519
- 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 Riverhill
- 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 Merrimack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Since Riverhill is near Hillsborough County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- eBird sighting report for Belknap 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
Communities Also Named Riverhill ...
We found two communities that share the name Riverhill.
Within New Hampshire, the name Riverhill is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverhill ...
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.
- Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
- Bow Bog
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Bow Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
- Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
- Bow Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Dingit Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Horse Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Pearls Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
- Swetts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swetts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
- Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
How Far From Riverhill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Riverhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverhill and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Riverhill to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,080 miles [6,566.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riverhill. 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 from Point A (ie- Riverhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riverhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2492, Longitude: -71.6195 In this case, the coordinates for Riverhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Riverhill 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 304.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.369 degrees. |