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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 Cole Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cole 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 Cole Corner:
- 45.172552, -69.515606
- 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 Cole 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
- Since Cole Corner is near Somerset County and also Penobscot 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 Penobscot 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 Cole Corner
Communities Also Named Cole Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Cole Corner.
Within Maine, the name Cole Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Cole Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Cole Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cole Corner that is located in Piscataquis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Cole Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cole 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.
- Happy Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howard Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Huff Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
- Jackman Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
- Kingsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lower Shirley Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Mainstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Moosehorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
- Packard Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
- Parrot
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot
- Starbirds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds
- Todds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner
How Far From Cole Corner 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 Cole Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cole Corner and extending to:
- Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cole Corner to Dover - Foxcroft, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,333 miles [8,582.6 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 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,924 miles [6,315.1 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' (or 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- Cole 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 Cole 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 Cole Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1726, Longitude: -69.5156 In this case, the coordinates for Cole Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.315 degrees. |
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