Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Babb Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babb Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Babb Corner

• 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 Babb Corner:
  • 43.629803, -70.450052
  • 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 Babb Corner

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Babb Corner is near York County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Babb Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Babb Corner ...

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.

• Cash Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Chicopee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chicopee is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Crocketts Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
• Danish Village ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
• Gag Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
• Groveville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
• Little Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
• Roberts Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Roberts Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
• Salmon Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salmon Falls is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
• Sandy Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Brook is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
• Sunset Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
• Union Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Falls is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls

How Far From Babb Corner 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 Babb Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Babb Corner and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Babb Corner to Portland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,429 miles [8,737.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,016 miles [6,463.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'