Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Waterville Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waterville Valley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waterville Valley

• 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 Waterville Valley:
  • 43.913959, -71.454241
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Waterville Valley

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
  • Since Waterville Valley is near Carroll County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Waterville Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waterville Valley ...

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.

• Big Rock Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Big Rock Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Corner
• Center Sandwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Center Sandwich is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Sandwich
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Sandwich <1>
• Chicks Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chicks Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicks Corner
• Deephaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Deephaven is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deephaven
• Goose Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goose Hollow is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Hollow
• Livermore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Livermore is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
• Sandwich
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
• Sandwich Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandwich Landing is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich Landing
• Tripoli Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tripoli Mill is located in Grafton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli Mill

How Far From Waterville Valley 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 Waterville Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waterville Valley and extending to:

• Woodsville, which is the Seat of Grafton County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waterville Valley to Woodsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,460 miles [8,787 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 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,050 miles [6,517.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'