Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blanchard Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blanchard Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blanchard 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 Blanchard Corner:
- 45.005633, -67.274711
- 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 Blanchard 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blanchard 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.
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Charlotte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Dennysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
- Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
- Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lower Dennysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
- Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Pine Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Corner
- Pine Corner is located in Washington County
- Red Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
- Red Beach is located in Washington County
How Far From Blanchard 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 Blanchard Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Blanchard Corner and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blanchard Corner to Machias, with an average speed<4> 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 132 miles [212.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,833 miles [6,168.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanchard Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blanchard Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchard Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0056, Longitude: -67.2747 In this case, the coordinates for Blanchard Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blanchard Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.198 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.922 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.322 degrees. |