Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Damariscotta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Damariscotta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Damariscotta
- 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 Damariscotta:
- 44.033004, -69.527027
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Damariscotta
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Damariscotta is near Knox County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Damariscotta ...
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.
- Chamberlain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <1>
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - East Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
- Hatchs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Head Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Loudville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - New Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
- New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <1>
- Pools Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pools Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Landing
- Pools Landing is located in Lincoln County
- Round Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <1>
How Far From Damariscotta 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 Damariscotta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Damariscotta and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Damariscotta to Augusta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,376 miles [8,651.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,963 miles [6,377.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Damariscotta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Damariscotta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Damariscotta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0330, Longitude: -69.5270 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Damariscotta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.771 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.967 degrees. |