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

When in Thompson and Meserves Purchase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Thompson and Meserves Purchase and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Thompson and Meserves Purchase
  • 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase:
    • 44.298397, -71.311742
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Thompson and Meserves Purchase
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thompson and Meserves Purchase ...

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.

  • Beans Purchase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
    • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County
  • Cascade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Cascade is located in Coos County
  • Ducks Head
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducks Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Head
    • Ducks Head is located in Carroll County
  • Glen House
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
    • Glen House is located in Coos County
  • Greens Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
    • Greens Grant is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Harts Location
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
    • Harts Location is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <3>
  • Low and Burbanks Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low and Burbanks Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low and Burbanks Grant
    • Low and Burbanks Grant is located in Coos County
  • Martins Location
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
    • Martins Location is located in Coos County
  • Notchland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
    • Notchland is located in Carroll County
  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <3>
  • Randolph Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hill
    • Randolph Hill is located in Coos County
  • Twin Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mountain
    • Twin Mountain is located in Coos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Mountain <3>

How Far From Thompson and Meserves Purchase 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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Thompson and Meserves Purchase and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Thompson and Meserves Purchase to Lancaster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,440 miles [8,754.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,031 miles [6,487.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thompson and Meserves Purchase. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson and Meserves Purchase) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thompson and Meserves Purchase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2984, Longitude: -71.3117       In this case, the coordinates for Thompson and Meserves Purchase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Thompson and Meserves Purchase to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.823 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.73 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.672 degrees.









 

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