Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blake Corner:
  • 44.011743, -70.117553
  • 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 Blake Corner

• 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Since Blake Corner is near Sagadahoc County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Blake Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blake Corner ...

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.

• Danville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deep Cut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
• Drinkwater Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
• Foggs Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
• Growstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
• Hillside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Lisbon
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
• Littlefield Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
• Murphy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Robinson Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
• Royal Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
• Starbird Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
• Stevens Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill

How Far From Blake Corner 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 Blake Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Blake Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,401 miles [8,692.1 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 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,989 miles [6,419.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'