Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walton Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walton Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walton Landing
- 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 Walton Landing:
- 42.887313, -70.841164
- 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 Walton Landing
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Walton Landing is near Essex County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for York 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walton Landing ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Cemetery Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cemetery Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
- Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Fogg Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fogg Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
- Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Fogg Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corners
- Fogg Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Great Boars Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Little Boars Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Boars Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Plum Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Island
- Plum Island is located in Essex County (MA)
- Plumbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rings Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Island
- Rings Island is located in Essex County (MA)
- Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Salisbury Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Beach
- Salisbury Beach is located in Essex County (MA)
- Salisbury Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Plains
- Salisbury Plains is located in Essex County (MA)
- Salisbury Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Point
- Salisbury Point is located in Essex County (MA)
- Town Hall Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hall Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner
- Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Salisbury Beach
How Far From Walton Landing 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 Walton Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Walton Landing and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 41 miles [66 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Walton Landing to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 424 miles [682.4 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 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,474 miles [8,809.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walton Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walton Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walton Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8873, Longitude: -70.8412 In this case, the coordinates for Walton Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Walton Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.198 degrees. |