Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alfred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alfred and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alfred
- 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 Alfred:
- 43.476362, -70.715751
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Alfred
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Alfred is near Strafford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Alfred ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Alfred.
Within Maine, the name Alfred is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Michigan
- New York
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- Although located in Beaufort County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Alfred.
- Robeson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Alfred [Robeson County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Alfred lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Alfred that is located in York County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alfred ...
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.
- Airport Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Alewife
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cozy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Elms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Five Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in York County
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in York County
- Grays Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in York County
- Highpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hobbs Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
- Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
- Lake Arrowhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Millers Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Millers Crossing is located in York County
- Parsonage Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonage Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
- Parsonage Corner is located in York County
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- Salmon Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Salmon Falls is located in York County
- Sandy Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
- Sandy Brook is located in York County
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springvale <4>
- Union Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
- Union Falls is located in York County
- Salmon Falls
How Far From Alfred 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 Alfred to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alfred and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Alfred to Augusta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,446 miles [8,764.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,033 miles [6,490.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alfred. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Alfred could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alfred) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alfred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4764, Longitude: -70.7158 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Alfred to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.33 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.829 degrees. |