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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 Brighton Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brighton Corner 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 Brighton Corner:
- 43.666471, -70.295882
- 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 Brighton 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Brighton Corner is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Brighton Corner
Communities Also Named Brighton Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Brighton Corner.
Within Maine, the name Brighton Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Brighton Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Brighton Corner is located in Hamilton County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brighton Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brighton Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brighton 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.
- Cash Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Crocketts Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
- Ferry Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Great Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
- Jones Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
- Knightville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Libbytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Meeting House Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Mountainview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
- Prides Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Summit View Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
- Sunset Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
How Far From Brighton 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 Brighton Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brighton Corner and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Brighton Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 480 miles [772.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 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 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,008 miles [6,450.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brighton Corner) 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 Brighton Corner 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 Brighton Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6665, Longitude: -70.2959 In this case, the coordinates for Brighton Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.305 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.041 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.531 degrees. |
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