Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stinson Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stinson Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stinson Lake

• 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 Stinson Lake:
  • 43.861181, -71.808415
  • 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 Stinson Lake

• 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 Grafton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • Since Stinson Lake is near Carroll County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Stinson Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stinson Lake ...

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.

• Blair
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
• Breezy Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Breezy Point is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
• Bucks Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Corner
• Deephaven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deephaven is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
• Goose Hollow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Hebron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <1>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Lost River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lost River is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
• Nuttings Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nuttings Beach is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttings Beach
• Plymouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Tripoli Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tripoli Mill is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Mill

How Far From Stinson Lake 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 Stinson Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stinson Lake and extending to:

• Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stinson Lake to Woodsville, 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 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,477 miles [8,814.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,067 miles [6,545.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'