Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Coplin Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coplin Plantation and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coplin Plantation

• 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 Coplin Plantation:
  • 45.083666, -70.468123
  • 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 Coplin Plantation

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since Coplin Plantation is near Somerset County and also Oxford 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 Oxford 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 Coplin Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coplin Plantation ...

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.

• Dead River ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dead River is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
• Loon Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
• Macy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Macy is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
• Madrid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Madrid is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <1>
• Madrid Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Madrid Junction is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Junction
• Mingo Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
• Mountainview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountainview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
• Reeds
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Reeds is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Round Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain

How Far From Coplin Plantation 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 Coplin Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Coplin Plantation and extending to:

• Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coplin Plantation to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,375 miles [8,650.2 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 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,968 miles [6,385.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'