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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 Center Minot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Minot and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Center Minot:
    • 44.133683, -70.315889
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Center Minot
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Minot ...

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.

  • Empire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Androscoggin County
  • Five Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
  • Foggs Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
    • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Littlefield Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Mechanic Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
    • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Paine Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paine Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
    • Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Poland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
  • Poland Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Spring
    • Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland Spring <2>
  • Pratt Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
    • Pratt Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Promised Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promised Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
    • Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
  • Skillings Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skillings Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillings Corner
    • Skillings Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Stevens Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
    • Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County

How Far From Center Minot 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 Center Minot to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Center Minot and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Center Minot to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,993 miles [6,426.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Minot. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Center Minot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Minot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1337, Longitude: -70.3159       In this case, the coordinates for Center Minot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Center Minot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.237 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.045 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.285 degrees.









 

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