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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 Hardscrabble Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hardscrabble Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hardscrabble Corner:
    • 43.261742, -72.475922
    • 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 Hardscrabble Corner
  • 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
    • Since Hardscrabble Corner is near Sullivan County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 Hardscrabble Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardscrabble Corner ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cold River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
  • Crescent Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Dodge Tavern
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dodge Tavern is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Tavern
  • Downers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Downers is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
  • Drewsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewsville is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville
  • Greenbush
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Hemlock Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
  • Lynn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lynn is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Nelsons Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Puckershire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Puckershire is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckershire
    • Quaker City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Reedville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Reedville is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Spoonerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Unity is located in Sullivan County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

How Far From Hardscrabble Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hardscrabble Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hardscrabble Corner and extending to:

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hardscrabble Corner to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, 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 5,528 miles [8,896.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hardscrabble Corner) 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 Hardscrabble Corner 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 Hardscrabble Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2617, Longitude: -72.4759       In this case, the coordinates for Hardscrabble Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.701 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.537 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.762 degrees.