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I've been using Google to check distances between places in New Hampshire, town and hospitals for example. If Google say it is 17 miles the directions will rate the drive at something close to forty minutes.
I understand we aren't talking about straight line drives. But it looks as if Google is listing many roads as goat trails which require speeds no higher than five miles an hour and a winch to pull through the quicksand.
I'm used to back roads, rural single lanes, potholes, bumps, gravel, the usual backcountry driving. Those roads can't be that bad can they?
17m at about avg speed of 25 (Google Default for local road with no speeds in it db) would be close to 40 mins. Then they add in time for each traffic light, and each stop sign, left turn.
Lots of hills and curves in the roads in Cheshire County means lots of double yellow lines so no passing.
The pavement itself isn't too bad, its just a question of terrain.
Depends on where you are. From Manchester to the coast is pretty good now with 101. From Manchester to Keene, it is terrible. I live on that side and that road is scary. I can remember a dozen fatal crashes over the past 15 years along that stretch...
As for the OP, Google maps is not enough when it comes to determining commute times. Try posting our origin and destination and someone here may be familiar with it...
Depends on where you are coming from/going to. The western part of the state roads are MUCH different from the eastern half. Even the numbered state roads can be difficult to navigate, especially in snow/rain/fog. I would suggest asking here, as there are roads (even in southern/eastern NH) that the locals would take anytime over Google. More than half the time, I ignore my GPS and get there faster than I would have if I had followed their instructions...
I've been using Google to check distances between places in New Hampshire, town and hospitals for example. If Google say it is 17 miles the directions will rate the drive at something close to forty minutes.
I understand we aren't talking about straight line drives. But it looks as if Google is listing many roads as goat trails which require speeds no higher than five miles an hour and a winch to pull through the quicksand.
I'm used to back roads, rural single lanes, potholes, bumps, gravel, the usual backcountry driving. Those roads can't be that bad can they?
Depending on where you are going to/coming from, it can vary quite a bit. Most of us locals here in NH take backroads before hitting the highways. Western NH is a mess. Eastern NH is somewhat better.
But as they said it in Boxford, MA, (a former resident here), there are no street signs there, because 'if you don't know where you are going, you don't belong here'.
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