Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sanborn Corners:
  • 42.935230, -70.891230
  • 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 Sanborn Corners

• 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Sanborn Corners is near Essex County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • eBird sighting report for York 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 Sanborn Corners ...

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.

• Brick School Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick School Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
  • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
• Cemetery Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cemetery Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
  • Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
• Five Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
• Fogg Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fogg Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
  • Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
• Fogg Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
  • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
• Great Boars Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
  • Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
• Salisbury Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
  • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County (MA)
• Town Hall Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner
  • Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sanborn Corners and extending to:

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Sanborn Corners to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

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