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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 Blue Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill:
- 44.41398, -68.58685
- 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 Blue 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Blue Hill is near Waldo County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Blue Hill
Communities Also Named Blue Hill ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Blue Hill.
Within Maine, the name Blue Hill is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Blue Hill is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Blue Hill.
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- This Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County and lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Blue Hill.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Blue Hill is located in Washington County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Blue Hill.
- Minnesota
- Blue Hill #
- This community is historichttp://www.waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&lat=44.41398&lon=-68.58685&t=6 and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Blue Hill.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This Blue Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Hill.
- Nebraska
- Webster County
- This Blue Hill is located in Webster County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Blue Hill.
- New Brunswick
- This Blue Hill lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Blue Hill is located in Delaware County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Blue Hill.
- Snyder County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Blue Hill [Snyder County].
- Tennessee
- Warren County
- This Blue Hill is located in Warren County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Blue Hill that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Blue Hill.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Blue Hill [Natrona County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.
- Cranes Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cranes Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corners
- Eggemoggin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
- Five Mile Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Mile Corners is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
- Flat Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Landing
- Goose Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
- Grays Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Harborside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Joyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
- Little Deer Isle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pretty Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Reach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach
- Red Rock Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Sand Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Beach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Beach
- Seal Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Town Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
How Far From Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Hill and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Hill to Ellsworth, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the west (W). 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 578 miles [930.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 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 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,909 miles [6,290.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blue Hill 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blue Hill 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 Blue Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4140, Longitude: -68.5868 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.124 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.85 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.304 degrees. |
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