New Hampshire, a U.S. state in New England, is defined by its quaint towns and large expanses of wilderness. In the north, White Mountain National Forest is known for winter sports areas and Mt. Washington, the region’s highest peak, with a cog railway to its summit. Also in the White Mountains are moose, black bears and part of the Appalachian Trail. Abbreviation: NH Capital: Concord Temperature: 88 degrees, sunny Time: 11:00 AM Nickname:  The state is nicknamed  “The Granite State”  because granite from the state was supplied for building structures mainly in Boston and Washington D.C., and many other small towns. The pink colored Conway Granite and the gray colored Concord Granite are two granites that were quarried locally and shipped widely. The granites got their names from the towns in which they were first quarried. Motto: Live Free or Die Adopted by the state in 1945. It is possibly the best-known of all state mottos, partly because it conveys an assert...

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.  Abbreviation: NV Capital: Carson City Temperature: 92 degrees, sunny - 25% humidity Time: 11:00 AM Almost all of  Nevada  is in the  Pacific Time Zone  ( UTC  -8). The few exceptions that exist all observe  Mountain Time  (UTC -7) and are close to the borders of  Idaho  or  Utah . Other than these minor exceptions, Nevada is the only non coastal state to be entirely on Pacific Time.  Nickname:  Silver State The nickname for Nevada is The Silver State, dating from the Nevada silver rush days of the mid 1800's. At that time silver was literally shoveled off the ground in Nevada. Heavy gray crusts of silver had formed on the surface of the desert over millions of years and were polished by dust and wind to the dull luster o...