Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Brewster 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 Brewster Corner:
  • 44.795075, -67.810834
  • 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 Brewster 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Brewster Corner is near Hancock County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Brewster Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brewster 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.

• Centerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Cherryfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <1>
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Indian River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian River is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
• Little River Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little River Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
• Marshville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Marshville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
• Mud Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Rivers End
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rivers End is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
• Steep Landing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Steep Landing is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Landing
• Unionville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Brewster Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brewster 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 Brewster Corner and extending to:

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brewster Corner to Machias, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,276 miles [8,490.9 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 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,863 miles [6,216.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'