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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 Chesterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield:
- 42.904248, -72.515645
- 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 Chesterfield
- 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 Cheshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cheshire County
- Since West Chesterfield is near Windham County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Chesterfield
Communities Also Named West Chesterfield ...
We found one communities that are also named West Chesterfield.
Within New Hampshire, the name West Chesterfield is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named West Chesterfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Chesterfield that is located in Cheshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of West Chesterfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Chesterfield ...
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.
- Christian Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Hollow is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Hollow
- Cold River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cold River is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
- Dodge Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
- Dole Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dole Junction is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Junction
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goose City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goose City is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Green River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Harmonyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmonyville is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Packer Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Packer Corner is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Corner
- Satans Kingdom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Satans Kingdom is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satans Kingdom
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From West Chesterfield 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 West Chesterfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Chesterfield and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Chesterfield to Keene, 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,543 miles [8,920.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,131 miles [6,648.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Chesterfield) 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9042, Longitude: -72.5156 In this case, the coordinates for West Chesterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.959 degrees. |
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