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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 Batchelders Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Batchelders Crossing 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 Batchelders Crossing:
- 44.189948, -69.939107
- 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 Batchelders Crossing
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Batchelders Crossing is near Androscoggin County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Batchelders Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Batchelders Crossing ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Drinkwater Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
- Granite Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iceboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
- Island Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Libby Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Libby Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Hill
- Purgatory
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ring Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ring Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Hill
- Spears Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corner
- Starbird Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
- Tallwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
How Far From Batchelders Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Batchelders Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Batchelders Crossing and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Batchelders Crossing to Augusta, 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 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 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 5,387 miles [8,669.5 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 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,975 miles [6,397.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batchelders Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Batchelders Crossing 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 Batchelders Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1899, Longitude: -69.9391 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.075 degrees. |
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