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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 Airport Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airport Village 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 Airport Village:
- 43.470084, -70.483663
- 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 Airport Village
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Airport Village is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Airport Village
Communities Also Named Airport Village ...
We found three communities that are also named Airport Village.
Within Maine, the name Airport Village is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Jackson County
- This Airport Village is located in Jackson County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Airport Village that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Airport Village.
- Hawaii
- This Airport Village lies 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Airport Village that is located in York County.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Airport Village is located in Kanawha County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Airport Village that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Airport Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airport Village ...
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.
- Alewife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alewife is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
- Ferry Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fortunes Rocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
- Goose Rocks Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
- Guinea Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Guinea Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
- Hills Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Millers Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millers Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Ocean Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Brook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
- Tattle Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Tea Kettle Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
- Town House Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Town House Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners
How Far From Airport Village 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 Airport Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airport Village and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Airport Village to Alfred, 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 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 5,437 miles [8,750 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,023 miles [6,474.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airport Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Airport Village 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 Airport Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4701, Longitude: -70.4837 In this case, the coordinates for Airport Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.452 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.172 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.724 degrees. |
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