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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 Cooks Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooks 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 Cooks Corner:
- 43.907858, -69.915327
- 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 Cooks 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Cooks Corner is near Sagadahoc County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Cooks Corner
Communities Also Named Cooks Corner ...
We found five communities that are also named Cooks Corner.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Cooks Corner.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Waldo County
- This Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cooks Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Cooks Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Cooks Corner is located in Hampshire County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooks Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Cooks Corner.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Cooks Corner is located in Kent County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cooks Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Cooks Corner.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Cooks Corner is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cooks Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Cooks Corner.
- Virginia
- Middlesex County
- This Cooks Corner is located in Middlesex County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cooks Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cooks Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooks 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.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Deep Cut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
- Dyer Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Dyer Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
- Growstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Growstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Cooks Corner 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 Cooks Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cooks Corner and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooks Corner to Portland, with an average speed<3> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 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 6,108 miles [9,829.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,984 miles [6,411.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooks 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 Cooks 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 Cooks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9079, Longitude: -69.9153 In this case, the coordinates for Cooks Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.775 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.22 degrees. |
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