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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 Rindge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Rindge 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 Rindge:
- 42.764127, -72.033057
- 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 Rindge
- 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 Rindge is near Worcester County and also Hillsborough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Rindge
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Rindge ...
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.
- Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bank is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Cutter Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cutter Hill is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Hill
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenallen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenallen is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- High Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Bridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Jones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lane Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
- Otter River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Otter River is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter River
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From West Rindge 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 Rindge 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 Rindge and extending to:
- Keene, which is the Seat of Cheshire County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Rindge to Keene, 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 five to six hours.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,115 miles [6,622.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Rindge) 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 Rindge 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 Rindge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7641, Longitude: -72.0331 In this case, the coordinates for West Rindge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.231 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.807 degrees. |
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