Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stockbridge Corners:
  • 43.414247, -71.202567
  • 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 Stockbridge Corners

• 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 Belknap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
  • Since Stockbridge Corners is near Strafford County and also Merrimack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Merrimack 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 Stockbridge Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stockbridge Corners ...

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.

• Hills Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
• Hornetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornetown is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
• Jones Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jones Mills is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mills
• Lockes Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
• Loon Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loon Cove is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Cove
• Merrill Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
• Place
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Place is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
• Rings Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rings Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Corner
• Spring Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
• Town House
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Town House is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
• Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Welshs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner

How Far From Stockbridge Corners 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 Stockbridge Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stockbridge Corners and extending to:

• Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stockbridge Corners to Laconia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 434 miles [698.5 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 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,469 miles [8,801.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'