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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 Brightwater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brightwater 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 Brightwater:
- 43.805083, -69.860324
- 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 Brightwater
- 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 Sagadahoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Since Brightwater is near Cumberland County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Brightwater
Communities Also Named Brightwater ...
We found four communities that are also named Brightwater.
Within Maine, the name Brightwater is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Brightwater is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brightwater that is located in Sagadahoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Brightwater.
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Brightwater is located in Benton County and lies 1,369 miles [2,203.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brightwater that is located in Sagadahoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Brightwater.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Brightwater is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brightwater that is located in Sagadahoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brightwater.
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Brightwater is located in Henderson County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brightwater that is located in Sagadahoc County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Brightwater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brightwater ...
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.
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Dyer Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Dyer Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
- Five Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harpswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Popham Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Robinhood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinhood is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood
- Small Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Small Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Small Point Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point Beach
How Far From Brightwater 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 Brightwater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brightwater and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Sagadahoc County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Brightwater to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,398 miles [8,687.2 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 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,985 miles [6,413.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Brightwater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brightwater 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 Brightwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8051, Longitude: -69.8603 In this case, the coordinates for Brightwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.015 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.74 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.251 degrees. |
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