Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bemis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bemis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bemis
- 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 Bemis:
- 44.857956, -70.730969
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bemis
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Bemis is near Oxford County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- eBird sighting report for Coos 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Bemis ...
We found nine communities that share the name Bemis.
Within Maine, the name Bemis is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bemis ...
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.
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Loon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Macy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Middle Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Dam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middle Dam
- From Bemis to Middle Dam
- Mingo Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
- Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
- Mountainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mountainview
- From Bemis to Mountainview
- Pleasant Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
- Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
- Ten Degree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ten Degree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Degree
- Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
- Upper Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Upper Dam
- From Bemis to Upper Dam
How Far From Bemis 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 Bemis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bemis and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bemis to Farmington, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,394 miles [8,680.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,111 miles [9,834.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,987 miles [6,416.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bemis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bemis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bemis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8580, Longitude: -70.7310 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Bemis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bemis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.367 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.317 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.087 degrees. |