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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 Lancaster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lancaster 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 South Lancaster:
- 44.458669, -71.645364
- 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 South Lancaster
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since South Lancaster is near Essex County and also Grafton 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 Grafton 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 South Lancaster
Communities Also Named South Lancaster ...
We found two communities that are also named South Lancaster.
Within New Hampshire, the name South Lancaster is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This South Lancaster is located in Worcester County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south of the South Lancaster that is located in Coos County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of South Lancaster.
- Ontario
- This South Lancaster lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest of the South Lancaster that is located in Coos County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lancaster ...
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.
- Baptist Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Hill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Guildhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Nation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Nation is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Maidstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maidstone is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidstone
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Miles Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miles Pond is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
- Moccasin Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
- Pierce Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Texas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Twin Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Victory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Victory is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From South Lancaster 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 South Lancaster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Lancaster and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from South Lancaster to Concord, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,039 miles [6,500.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- South Lancaster) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lancaster 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 South Lancaster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4587, Longitude: -71.6454 In this case, the coordinates for South Lancaster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.96 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.747 degrees. |
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