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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 Corinna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corinna 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 Corinna:
- 44.920878, -69.260468
- 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 Corinna
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Since Corinna is near Somerset County and also Piscataquis 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Corinna
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corinna ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
- Dixie Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
- French Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
- Hasty Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Lincoln Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
- Marsh Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Miles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Nutter Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
- Spooners Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Corinna 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 Corinna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Corinna and extending to:
- Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Corinna to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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 49 miles [78.9 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 most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,332 miles [8,581 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,922 miles [6,311.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Corinna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Corinna 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 Corinna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9209, Longitude: -69.2605 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.442 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.294 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.335 degrees. |
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