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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 Newbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Newbury 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 Newbury:
    • 43.295632, -71.996750
    • 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 Newbury
  • 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 South Newbury is near Sullivan County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Newbury

Communities Also Named South Newbury ...

We found two communities that are also named South Newbury.

Within New Hampshire, the name South Newbury is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This South Newbury is located in Geauga County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Newbury that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of South Newbury.
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This South Newbury is located in Orange County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north of the South Newbury that is located in Merrimack County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of South Newbury.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Newbury ...

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.

  • Box Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Box Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Corner
  • Crockett Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
  • Georges Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Guild
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Guild is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
  • Melvin Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
  • Otterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Pages Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Potter Place
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
  • Scribners Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
  • Shingle Mill Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner
  • Twin Lakes Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village

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

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

  • Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Newbury to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,507 miles [8,862.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,095 miles [6,590.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- South Newbury) 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 Newbury 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 Newbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2956, Longitude: -71.9968       In this case, the coordinates for South Newbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.402 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.208 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.521 degrees.