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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 West Alton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Alton 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 West Alton:
- 43.551923, -71.311487
- 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 West Alton
- 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 Belknap County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Belknap County
- Since West Alton is near Carroll County and also Strafford 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 Strafford 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 West Alton
Communities Also Named West Alton ...
We found one communities that are also named West Alton.
Within New Hampshire, the name West Alton is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named West Alton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This West Alton is located in Saint Charles County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west of the West Alton that is located in Belknap County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of West Alton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Alton ...
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.
- Bear Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Island is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Island
- Dockham Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dockham Shore is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockham Shore
- Federal Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Corner is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Corner
- Loon Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Cove
- Lovejoy Sands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy Sands is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Sands
- Mallard Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mallard Cove is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cove
- Melvin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mirror Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Wharf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Wharf is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Wharf
- Wildwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
How Far From West Alton 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 West Alton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Alton and extending to:
- Laconia, which is the Seat of Belknap County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from West Alton to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 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 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- West Alton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 West Alton 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 West Alton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5519, Longitude: -71.3115 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.944 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.737 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.068 degrees. |
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