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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 Cape Porpoise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Porpoise 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 Cape Porpoise:
- 43.372368, -70.438170
- 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 Cape Porpoise
- 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 Cape Porpoise is near Cumberland County and also Strafford 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 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 Cape Porpoise
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Porpoise ...
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.
- Airport Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Cozy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Elms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ferry Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fortunes Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Goose Rocks Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
- Guinea Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Guinea Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hills Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Lower Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
- Millers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Tattle Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Tea Kettle Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner
- Town House Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Cape Porpoise to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cape Porpoise to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cape Porpoise and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Porpoise to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,439 miles [8,753.2 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 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,025 miles [6,477.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cape Porpoise) 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 Cape Porpoise 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 Cape Porpoise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3724, Longitude: -70.4382 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.441 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.756 degrees. |
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