Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sargent 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 Sargent Corners:
  • 42.861478, -71.042835
  • 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 Sargent 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
  • Since Sargent Corners is near Essex County and also Dukes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dukes 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 Sargent Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sargent 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
• Cowbell Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
• Crane Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <1>
• Five Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Fogg Corners
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
• Groveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Groveland is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,868 people
• Highlandville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
• Maple Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
• Powwow River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
• Rocks Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
• Salisbury Plains
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
• Salisbury Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point

How Far From Sargent Corners 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 Sargent 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 Sargent Corners and extending to:

• Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sargent Corners to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,484 miles [8,825.6 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 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,069 miles [6,548.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'