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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 Brickyard Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brickyard Landing 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 Brickyard Landing:
    • 43.143977, -70.676442
    • 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 Brickyard Landing
  • 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 Brickyard Landing 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 Brickyard Landing

Communities Also Named Brickyard Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Brickyard Landing.

Within Maine, the name Brickyard Landing is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Brickyard Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Brickyard Landing is located in James City County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brickyard Landing that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Brickyard Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brickyard Landing ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bald Head is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Head
  • Christian Shore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
  • Cider Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cider Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
  • Clay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clay Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Green Acre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Green Acre is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
  • High Pasture
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • High Pasture is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
  • Long Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Meadowbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
  • Rosemary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rosemary is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
  • Scotland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Seabury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Seabury is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
  • Shepherds Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherds Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
  • Walnut Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Brickyard Landing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Brickyard Landing and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Brickyard Landing to Alfred, 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 most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 92 miles [148.1 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 442 miles [711.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,457 miles [8,782.2 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 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,043 miles [6,506.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brickyard Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Brickyard Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Brickyard Landing 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 Brickyard Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1440, Longitude: -70.6764       In this case, the coordinates for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.622 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.988 degrees.