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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 Waumbeck Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waumbeck Junction and the surrounding area.
- 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 Waumbeck Junction:
- 44.373950, -71.519804
- 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 Waumbeck Junction
- 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 Coos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
- Since Waumbeck Junction is near Grafton County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Waumbeck Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waumbeck Junction ...
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.
- Baptist Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Hill is located in Essex County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Lost Nation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lost Nation is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Randolph Hill is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Hill
- Twin Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Waumbeck Junction 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 Waumbeck Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Waumbeck Junction and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Coos County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Waumbeck Junction to Concord, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 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 6,162 miles [9,916.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,037 miles [6,496.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Waumbeck Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waumbeck Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waumbeck Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3740, Longitude: -71.5198 In this case, the coordinates for Waumbeck Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.94 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.874 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.732 degrees. |
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