Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Coburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coburn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Coburn
- 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 Coburn:
- 44.888120, -69.225324
- 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 Coburn
- 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Coburn is near Somerset County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Coburn ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Coburn.
Within Maine, the name Coburn is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- This Coburn is located in Sabine Parish and lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coburn that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Coburn.
- Tangipahoa Parish
- This Coburn is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 1,515 miles [2,438.2 km] to the west southwest of the Coburn that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Coburn.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Coburn lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coburn that is located in Penobscot County.
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This Coburn is located in Blair County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coburn that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Coburn.
- Centre County
- This Coburn is located in Centre County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the west southwest of the Coburn that is located in Penobscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Coburn.
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Coburn ...
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.
- Bog Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bog Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
- Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
- Dixie Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
- Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
- French Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- French Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Hasty Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Lincoln Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
- Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Marsh Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Miles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
- Moody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Nutter Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
- Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
- Stetson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
How Far From Coburn 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 Coburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Coburn and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coburn to Bangor, with an average speed<5> 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 southwest (SW). 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 575 miles [925.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,331 miles [8,579.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coburn. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8881, Longitude: -69.2253 In this case, the coordinates for Coburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Coburn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Coburn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.426 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.271 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.337 degrees. |