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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 Braeburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braeburn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Braeburn:
    • 43.224809, -70.580608
    • 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 Braeburn
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Braeburn is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Braeburn

Communities Also Named Braeburn ...

We found five communities that are also named Braeburn.

Within Maine, the name Braeburn is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Braeburn is located in Howard County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Braeburn that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Braeburn.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Braeburn is located in Dauphin County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Braeburn that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Braeburn.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Braeburn is located in Westmoreland County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km] to the west southwest of the Braeburn that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Braeburn.
    • Virginia
      • Salem City
      • This Braeburn is located in Salem City and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the southwest of the Braeburn that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Braeburn.
    • Yukon
      • This Braeburn lies 2,874 miles [4,625.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Braeburn that is located in York County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeburn ...

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.

  • Bald Head
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bald Head is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
  • Clay Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clay Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • High Pasture
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • High Pasture is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
  • Long Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Moody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Moody is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Moody Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
  • Moody Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Moody Point is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braeburn and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Braeburn to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,036 miles [6,495.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Braeburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Braeburn 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 Braeburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2248, Longitude: -70.5806       In this case, the coordinates for Braeburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.551 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.241 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.90 degrees.