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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 South Danville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Danville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Danville:
    • 42.901199, -71.126171
    • 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 South Danville
  • 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

Communities Also Named South Danville ...

We found three communities that share the name South Danville.

Within New Hampshire, the name South Danville is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Vermilion County
      • This South Danville is located in Vermilion County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west of the South Danville that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of South Danville.
    • Maine
      • Androscoggin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of South Danville [Androscoggin County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • This South Danville is located in Northumberland County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Danville that is located in Rockingham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of South Danville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Danville ...

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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick School Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
    • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
  • Cowbell Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowbell Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
    • Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Crane Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
    • Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Danville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Highlandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
    • Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Howards Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
    • Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Maple Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
    • Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Marshall Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
    • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Martin Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
    • Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Powwow River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powwow River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
    • Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
  • Rocks Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Village
    • Rocks Village is located in Essex County (MA)

How Far From South Danville 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 South Danville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Danville and extending to:

  • Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Danville to Exeter, with an average speed<5> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,486 miles [8,828.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • 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).<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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Danville. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Danville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Danville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9012, Longitude: -71.1262       In this case, the coordinates for South Danville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that South Danville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Danville 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 303.933 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.615 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.322 degrees.




 

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