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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 Barron Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barron Corner 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 Barron Corner:
- 44.821338, -69.844661
- 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 Barron 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Barron Corner is near Franklin County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Barron Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barron 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.
- Cornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dane Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
- Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Martin Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Moody Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Rice Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
- Sandy River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
How Far From Barron Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Barron 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 Barron Corner and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Barron Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<2> 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 about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 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 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,950 miles [6,356.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barron Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Barron Corner 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 Barron Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8213, Longitude: -69.8447 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.823 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.702 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.676 degrees. |
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