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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 Salisbury Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salisbury Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Salisbury Heights:
- 43.391188, -71.744245
- 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 Salisbury Heights
- 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 Salisbury Heights is near Belknap County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 Salisbury Heights
Communities Also Named Salisbury Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Salisbury Heights.
Within New Hampshire, the name Salisbury Heights is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Salisbury Heights is located in Worcester County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Salisbury Heights that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Salisbury Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Salisbury Heights is located in Lancaster County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Salisbury Heights that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Salisbury Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salisbury Heights ...
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.
- Crockett Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Dingit Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hill is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Hill Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hill Center is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Center
- Pages Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Potter Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
- Salisbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scribners Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
- Shingle Mill Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
- Swetts Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
How Far From Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salisbury Heights and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salisbury Heights to Concord, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,492 miles [8,838.5 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 4,081 miles [6,567.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salisbury Heights) 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 Salisbury Heights 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 Salisbury Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3912, Longitude: -71.7442 In this case, the coordinates for Salisbury Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.035 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.354 degrees. |
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