Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Billings Hill:
  • 44.836177, -69.197824
  • 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 Billings Hill

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Billings Hill is near Somerset County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Billings Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Billings Hill ...

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.

• Bog Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
• Damascus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Damascus is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Dogtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
• French Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • French Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Hasty Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
• Houston Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
• Marsh Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
• Miles Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
• Plymouth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Stetson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people

How Far From Billings Hill 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 Billings Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Billings Hill to Bangor, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,332 miles [8,581 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 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,922 miles [6,311.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'