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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 Davis Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis 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 Davis Corner:
- 44.147540, -69.374244
- 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 Davis 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Davis Corner is near Knox County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Davis Corner
Communities Also Named Davis Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Davis Corner.
Within Maine, the name Davis Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Davis Corner is located in Kent County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Davis Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Davis Corner.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Davis Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Davis Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Davis Corner.
- Stafford County
- This Davis Corner is located in Stafford County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the southwest of the Davis Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Davis Corner.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Davis Corner is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the southwest of the Davis Corner that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Davis Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis 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.
- East Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- Flanders Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gushees Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Kennedy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Lucas Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Razorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandhill Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Davis Corner 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 Davis Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davis Corner and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Davis Corner to Wiscasset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,952 miles [6,360.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Davis Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Davis 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 Davis Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1475, Longitude: -69.3742 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.399 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.831 degrees. |
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