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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 Shaker Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaker Village 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 Shaker Village:
- 43.358690, -71.490072
- 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 Shaker Village
- 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 Shaker Village is near Belknap County and also Strafford 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 Strafford 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 Shaker Village
Communities Also Named Shaker Village ...
We found six communities that are also named Shaker Village.
Within New Hampshire, the name Shaker Village is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hartford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Shaker Village.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Shaker Village that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Shaker Village.
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Shaker Village that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Shaker Village.
- Middlesex County
- This Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County and lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south of the Shaker Village that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Shaker Village.
- Worcester County
- This Shaker Village is located in Worcester County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the south of the Shaker Village that is located in Merrimack County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Shaker Village.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Shaker Village [Hamilton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaker Village ...
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 Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Dingit Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hills Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Horse Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Jones Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
- Pearls Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
- Rings Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
- Short Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Falls is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Falls
- Swetts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swetts Mills is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swetts Mills
- Wildwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
How Far From Shaker Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shaker Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shaker Village and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shaker Village to Concord, with an average speed<4> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,483 miles [8,824 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,071 miles [6,551.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shaker Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Shaker Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shaker Village 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 Shaker Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3587, Longitude: -71.4901 In this case, the coordinates for Shaker Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.861 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.252 degrees. |
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