Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lennington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lennington and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lennington

• 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 Lennington:
  • 44.858103, -71.550920
  • 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 Lennington

• 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Lennington is near Coos County and also Orleans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans 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 Lennington

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lennington ...

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.

• Cones
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cones is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cones
• Georges
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georges is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges
• Kidderville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kidderville is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidderville
• Masons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Masons is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons
• Stewartstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
• Stewartstown Hollow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewartstown Hollow is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown Hollow
• Tinkerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tinkerville is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
• Upper Kidderville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Upper Kidderville is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Kidderville

How Far From Lennington 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 Lennington to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lennington and extending to:

• Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lennington to Guildhall, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,022 miles [6,472.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'