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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 Blackinton Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blackinton Corners 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 Blackinton Corners:
- 44.123413, -69.117263
- 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 Blackinton Corners
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Blackinton Corners is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Blackinton Corners
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackinton Corners ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Holiday Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Owls Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Spruce Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Blackinton Corners 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 Blackinton Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blackinton Corners and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Blackinton Corners to Augusta, with an average speed<3> 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 545 miles [877.1 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,355 miles [8,618 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 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,942 miles [6,344 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackinton Corners) 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 Blackinton Corners 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 Blackinton Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1234, Longitude: -69.1173 In this case, the coordinates for Blackinton Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.723 degrees. |
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