Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Briggs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briggs Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Briggs 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 Briggs Corner:
- 43.100644, -70.711997
- 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 Briggs 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Briggs Corner is near Rockingham County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Briggs Corner ...
We found three communities that share the name Briggs Corner.
Within Maine, the name Briggs Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Briggs Corner that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Briggs Corner.
- New Brunswick
- 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 New Brunswick community of Briggs Corner.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Briggs Corner is located in Lewis County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Briggs Corner that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Briggs Corner.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briggs 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.
- Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Christian Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Shore
- Christian Shore is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Cider Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Green Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
- Green Acre is located in York County
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Dock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Rosemary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Seabury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Shepherds Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherds Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds Hill
- Shepherds Hill is located in York County
How Far From Briggs 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 Briggs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briggs Corner and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Briggs Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<4> 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 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,461 miles [8,788.6 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 6,170 miles [9,929.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,046 miles [6,511.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Briggs Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Briggs Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briggs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1006, Longitude: -70.7120 In this case, the coordinates for Briggs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Briggs Corner 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> | 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. |
| <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 Briggs 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 303.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.027 degrees. |