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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 Hampstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hampstead 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 Hampstead:
- 42.903698, -71.216728
- 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 Hampstead
- 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 Hampstead is near Essex County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough 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 Hampstead
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hampstead ...
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.
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowbell Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
- Crane Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crane Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Crossing
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highlandville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hooks Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Crossing
- Howards Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Londonderry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Martin Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Crossing is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossing
- Onway Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Onway Lake is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onway Lake
- Peppermint Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peppermint Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Corner
- Powwow River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powwow River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powwow River
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From West Hampstead to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Hampstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Hampstead and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Hampstead to Exeter, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 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 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,489 miles [8,833.7 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,075 miles [6,558.1 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 '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 Hampstead) 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 West Hampstead 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 Hampstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9037, Longitude: -71.2167 In this case, the coordinates for West Hampstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.362 degrees. |
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