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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 Winnicut Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winnicut Mills 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 Winnicut Mills:
- 43.010922, -70.873944
- 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 Winnicut Mills
- 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 Winnicut Mills is near York County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Winnicut Mills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Winnicut Mills ...
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.
- Breakfast Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
- Brick School Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brick School Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick School Corner
- Cable Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cable Road is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Road
- Cemetery Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fogg Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Greenland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Little Boars Head
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Littlefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littlefield is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
- Maplehaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Town Hall Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner
How Far From Winnicut Mills 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 Winnicut Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Winnicut Mills and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Winnicut Mills to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- 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 5,471 miles [8,804.7 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 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,056 miles [6,527.5 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 '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- Winnicut Mills) 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 Winnicut Mills 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 Winnicut Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0109, Longitude: -70.8739 In this case, the coordinates for Winnicut Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.763 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.443 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.149 degrees. |
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