Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bartlett Mills:
  • 43.399529, -70.529219
  • 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 Bartlett Mills

• 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 Bartlett Mills 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 Bartlett Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bartlett Mills ...

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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Alewife
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alewife is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
• Cozy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Four Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Goose Rocks Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
• Guinea Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guinea Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
• Highpine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• Hobbs Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Lower Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Millers Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
• Tea Kettle Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
• Town House Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Town House Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners

How Far From Bartlett Mills 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 Bartlett Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bartlett Mills to Alfred, 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 73 miles [117.5 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,441 miles [8,756.4 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 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,028 miles [6,482.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'