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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 Barrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Barrington 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 Barrington:
- 43.204805, -71.104508
- 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 Barrington
- 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 Strafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Since West Barrington is near Rockingham County and also Belknap County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 West Barrington
Communities Also Named West Barrington ...
We found one communities that are also named West Barrington.
Within New Hampshire, the name West Barrington is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named West Barrington in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Rhode Island
- Bristol County
- This West Barrington is located in Bristol County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the south of the West Barrington that is located in Strafford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of West Barrington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Barrington ...
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.
- Bean Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Island
- Bow Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bow Lake Village is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Lake Village
- Bow Lake Village has also been known as:
- Bow Lake
- Cedar Waters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Waters is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Waters
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foundry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foundry is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gates Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gates Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
- Hills Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
- Hornetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hornetown is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
- James City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- James City is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Littlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lockes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lockes Corner is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Corner
- Martin Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
- Merrill Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
- Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Place is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Welshs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welshs Corner is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshs Corner
How Far From West Barrington 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 Barrington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Barrington and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Strafford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Barrington to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 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 5,473 miles [8,807.9 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Barrington) 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 Barrington 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 Barrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2048, Longitude: -71.1045 In this case, the coordinates for West Barrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.153 degrees. |
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