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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 Rosier, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cape Rosier 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 Rosier:
- 44.332342, -68.799884
- 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 Rosier
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Cape Rosier is near Waldo County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Rosier
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cape Rosier ...
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.
- Crows Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Dark Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
- Eggemoggin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
- Flat Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Landing
- Goose Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
- Grays Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Harborside
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Deer Isle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
How Far From Cape Rosier 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 Rosier to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cape Rosier and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cape Rosier to Ellsworth, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 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 6,046 miles [9,730.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,921 miles [6,310.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cape Rosier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cape Rosier 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 Rosier. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3323, Longitude: -68.7999 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.27 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.999 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.453 degrees. |
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