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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 Riverhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverhill 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Riverhill

Communities Also Named Riverhill ...

We found two communities that are also named Riverhill.

Within New Hampshire, the name Riverhill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Riverhill is located in Cobb County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverhill that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Riverhill.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • This Riverhill is located in Carroll County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Riverhill that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Riverhill.

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <2>
  • Bow Bog
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow Bog is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Bog
  • Bow Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
  • Bow Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
  • Dingit Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
  • Horse Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
  • Pearls Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shaker Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Swetts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills

How Far From Riverhill 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.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).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.179 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.95 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.369 degrees.