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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 Carrs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrs 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 Carrs Corner:
- 44.440070, -69.408931
- 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 Carrs 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Carrs Corner is near Kennebec County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Carrs Corner
Communities Also Named Carrs Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Carrs Corner.
Within Maine, the name Carrs Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Carrs Corner is located in Monmouth County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrs Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Carrs Corner.
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Carrs Corner is located in Stevens County and lies 2,287 miles [3,680.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrs Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Carrs Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrs 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.
- China
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farwells Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregorys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Jones Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lambs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paines Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Pauls Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Sandhill Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
How Far From Carrs Corner 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 Carrs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrs Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Carrs Corner to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 5,356 miles [8,619.6 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 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,944 miles [6,347.3 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 from Point A (ie- Carrs Corner) 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 Carrs 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 Carrs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4401, Longitude: -69.4089 In this case, the coordinates for Carrs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.413 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.682 degrees. |
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