Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Back Narrows:
  • 43.892860, -69.591991
  • 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 Back Narrows

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Back Narrows is near Sagadahoc County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Back Narrows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Back Narrows ...

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.

• Boothbay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay <1>
• Boothbay Harbor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothbay Harbor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boothbay Harbor <1>
• Chamberlain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chamberlain is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <1>
• Christmas Cove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
• Dover
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Heron Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
• Mouse Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
• New Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <1>
• Ocean Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
• Pools Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
• Spruce Shores
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spruce Shores is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Shores
• Spruceworld
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
• Yellow Head
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head

How Far From Back Narrows 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 Back Narrows to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Back Narrows and extending to:

• Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Back Narrows to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 516 miles [830.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 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 6,095 miles [9,809 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,970 miles [6,389.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'