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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 Dark Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dark Harbor 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 Dark Harbor:
- 44.260634, -68.913643
- 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 Dark Harbor
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Dark Harbor is near Hancock County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Dark Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dark Harbor ...
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.
- Carvers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
- Crows Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Ducktrap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
- Eggemoggin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
- Flat Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Landing is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Landing
- Goose Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goose Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Falls
- Goose Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
- Greenlaws Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
- Harborside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heals Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lincolnville Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pulpit Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Townhouse Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Dark Harbor 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 Dark Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dark Harbor and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dark Harbor to Belfast, 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,342 miles [8,597.1 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,928 miles [6,321.5 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dark Harbor) 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 Dark Harbor 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 Dark Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2606, Longitude: -68.9136 In this case, the coordinates for Dark Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.08 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.548 degrees. |
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