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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 Upper Kidderville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Kidderville 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 Upper Kidderville:
    • 44.882548, -71.364526
    • 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 Upper Kidderville
  • 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 Upper Kidderville ...

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.

  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Cones
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cones have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
    • Cones is located in Coos County
  • Errol
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Georges
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
    • Georges is located in Coos County
  • Happy Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
    • Happy Corner is located in Coos County
  • Kidderville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidderville
    • Kidderville is located in Coos County
  • Stewartstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
    • Stewartstown is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Stewartstown Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown Hollow
    • Stewartstown Hollow is located in Coos County
  • Tinkerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
    • Tinkerville is located in Coos County

How Far From Upper Kidderville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Kidderville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Upper Kidderville and extending to:

  • Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Kidderville to Lancaster, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,013 miles [6,458.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Kidderville. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Kidderville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Kidderville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8825, Longitude: -71.3645       In this case, the coordinates for Upper Kidderville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Upper Kidderville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.759 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.758 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.383 degrees.









 

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