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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 Carrabassett Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrabassett Valley 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 Carrabassett Valley:
- 45.066167, -70.273401
- 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 Carrabassett Valley
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Carrabassett Valley is near Somerset County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Carrabassett Valley
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrabassett Valley ...
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.
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Loon Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Madrid
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madrid Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Junction
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Pond is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Pond
- Reeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Strong
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
How Far From Carrabassett Valley 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 Carrabassett Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carrabassett Valley and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carrabassett Valley to Farmington, 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 just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,368 miles [8,639 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 6,085 miles [9,792.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,960 miles [6,373 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carrabassett Valley) 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 Carrabassett Valley 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 Carrabassett Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0662, Longitude: -70.2734 In this case, the coordinates for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.747 degrees. |
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