Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Swetts Mills:
  • 43.314800, -71.720633
  • 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 Swetts Mills

• 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 Swetts Mills is near Belknap County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap 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 Swetts Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Swetts Mills ...

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.

• Dingit Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dingit Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingit Corner
• Franklin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Melvin Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Melvin Mills is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Mills
• Potter Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Potter Place is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Place
• Salisbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <1>
• Salisbury Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury Heights is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Heights
• Scribners Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scribners Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Corner
• Shaker Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Shaker Village is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
• Shingle Mill Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shingle Mill Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingle Mill Corner

How Far From Swetts Mills 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 Swetts Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Concord, which is the Seat of Merrimack County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Swetts Mills to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 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 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,494 miles [8,841.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'