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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 Wadley Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wadley Falls 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 Wadley Falls:
    • 43.092030, -71.007838
    • 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 Wadley Falls
  • 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 Wadley Falls ...

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.

  • Brick School Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick School Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
    • Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Cedar Waters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
    • Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Four Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Four Corners is located in Rockingham County
  • Gates Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
    • Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
  • Green Acre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
    • Green Acre is located in York County (ME)
  • Greenland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
  • Greenland Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
    • Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
  • Lee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Strafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
  • Littlefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
    • Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
  • Marshall Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Corner
    • Marshall Corner is located in Rockingham County
  • Martin Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
    • Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
  • Raymond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>

How Far From Wadley Falls 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 Wadley Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wadley Falls to Dover, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,473 miles [8,807.9 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,059 miles [6,532.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wadley Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wadley Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wadley Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0920, Longitude: -71.0078       In this case, the coordinates for Wadley Falls 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 Wadley Falls 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 303.832 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.533 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.168 degrees.




 

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