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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 Crossman Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossman 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 Crossman Corner:
- 43.981467, -70.058664
- 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 Crossman 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since Crossman Corner is near Sagadahoc County and also Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Crossman Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossman 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.
- Cooks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Deep Cut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
- Drinkwater Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Dyer Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Foggs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Growstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Growstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mast Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
- Murphy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Porter Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
- Robinson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Royal Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
- Starbird Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
How Far From Crossman 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 Crossman Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crossman Corner and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crossman Corner to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 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 503 miles [809.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of 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 5,400 miles [8,690.5 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 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,987 miles [6,416.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Crossman Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crossman 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 Crossman Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9815, Longitude: -70.0587 In this case, the coordinates for Crossman Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.247 degrees. |
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