Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ralston Corner:
  • 44.429225, -71.833702
  • 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 Ralston 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 Essex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
  • Since Ralston Corner is near Caledonia County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caledonia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 Ralston Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ralston 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.

• Baptist Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Hill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
• Egypt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Egypt is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Littleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Littleton is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <1>
• Maplewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Miles Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Miles Pond is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
• Moccasin Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Moccasin Mill is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Mill
• Pumpkin Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pumpkin Hill is located in Caledonia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Hill
• Texas
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Texas is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tinkerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinkerville is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
• Victory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Victory is located in Essex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

How Far From Ralston 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 Ralston 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 Ralston Corner and extending to:

• Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ralston Corner to Guildhall, 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.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 466 miles [750 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,456 miles [8,780.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,049 miles [6,516.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'