Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Short Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Short Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Short Falls
- 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 Short Falls:
- 43.198415, -71.369512
- 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 Short Falls
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Merrimack County
- Since Short Falls is near Rockingham County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Short Falls ...
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.
- Bean Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bean Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
- Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
- Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
- Bow is located in Merrimack County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
- Bow Bog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Bow Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Center
- Bow Center is located in Merrimack County
- Bow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Junction
- Bow Junction is located in Merrimack County
- Bow Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Horse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Corner
- Horse Corner is located in Merrimack County
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Martins Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Martins Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Pearls Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearls Corner
- Pearls Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Rings Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
- Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
- Suncook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncook
- Suncook is located in Merrimack County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suncook <3>
How Far From Short Falls 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 Short Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Short Falls and extending to:
- Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies just to the West.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Short Falls to White House, with an average speed<5>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 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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 northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Short Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Short Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Short Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1984, Longitude: -71.3695 In this case, the coordinates for Short Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Short Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.779 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.279 degrees. |