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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 South Lunenburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lunenburg 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 South Lunenburg:
- 44.429226, -71.679254
- 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 South Lunenburg
- 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 South Lunenburg is near Coos County and also Grafton 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 Grafton 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 South Lunenburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lunenburg ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baptist Hill is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Guildhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Nation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Nation is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Miles Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miles Pond is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Pond
- Pierce Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce Bridge is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Bridge
- Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Twin Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From South Lunenburg 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 South Lunenburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Lunenburg and extending to:
- Guildhall, which is the Seat of Essex County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Lunenburg to Guildhall, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 45 miles [72.4 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 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 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,042 miles [6,505 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 from Point A (ie- South Lunenburg) 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 South Lunenburg 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 South Lunenburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4292, Longitude: -71.6793 In this case, the coordinates for South Lunenburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.03 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.984 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.779 degrees. |
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