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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 Chase Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chase Mills 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 Chase Mills:
    • 44.756188, -67.359990
    • 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 Chase Mills
  • 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Washington 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Chase Mills ...

We found two communities that share the name Chase Mills.

There is one other community in Maine which is also named Chase Mills.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Chase Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Androscoggin County
      • This Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chase Mills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Androscoggin County community of Chase Mills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Chase Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west of the Chase Mills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Chase Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chase Mills ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Dennysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <3>
  • Dog Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Halls Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
    • Halls Mills is located in Washington County
  • Little Machias
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Machias
    • Little Machias is located in Washington County
  • Lower Dennysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Mud Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
    • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
  • Rivers End
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers End have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rivers End is located in Washington County
  • Starboard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starboard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starboard
    • Starboard is located in Washington County

How Far From Chase Mills 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 Chase Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chase Mills and extending to:

  • Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chase Mills to Augusta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,259 miles [8,463.5 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 5,969 miles [9,606.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,845 miles [6,187.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

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

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chase Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chase Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7562, Longitude: -67.3600       In this case, the coordinates for Chase Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chase Mills 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 301.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.994 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.514 degrees.









 

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