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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 Derry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Derry 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 Derry:
- 42.873420, -71.337564
- 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 Derry
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since West Derry is near Hillsborough County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 West Derry
Communities Also Named West Derry ...
We found one communities that are also named West Derry.
Within New Hampshire, the name West Derry is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named West Derry in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This West Derry is located in Westmoreland County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Derry that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of West Derry.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Derry ...
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.
- Blood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowbell Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
- Hooks Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hooks Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossing
- Howards Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Londonderry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peppermint Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Peppermint Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Corner
- Reeds Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Severance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Severance is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Woodland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From West Derry 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 Derry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Derry and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Derry to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,496 miles [8,845 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,081 miles [6,567.7 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Derry) 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 Derry 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 Derry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8734, Longitude: -71.3376 In this case, the coordinates for West Derry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.758 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.433 degrees. |
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