Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Upper Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Village
- 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 Village:
- 44.177286, -71.944256
- 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 Village
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Since Upper Village is near Caledonia County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Upper Village ...
We found two communities that share the name Upper Village.
There is one other community in New Hampshire which is also named Upper Village.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Upper Village in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Hampshire ...
- Coos County
- This Upper Village is located in Coos County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Upper Village that is located in Grafton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Upper Village.
- Coos County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Upper Village [Cumberland County].
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Village ...
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.
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
- Ireland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Jockey Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
- Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Grafton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
- Mountain Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lakes
- Mountain Lakes is located in Grafton County
- Nutter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Savageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Savageville is located in Grafton County
- Swiftwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Swiftwater is located in Grafton County
How Far From Upper Village 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 Upper Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Upper Village and extending to:
- Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Village to Concord, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,062 miles [6,537.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Village. 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upper Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1773, Longitude: -71.9443 In this case, the coordinates for Upper Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Upper Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Upper Village 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 304.235 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.04 degrees. |