Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dow Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dow Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dow Corner

• 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 Dow Corner:
  • 44.906173, -69.351158
  • 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 Dow 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since Dow Corner is near Penobscot County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Dow Corner

Communities Also Named Dow Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Dow Corner.

There is one other community in Maine that is also named Dow Corner.

Beyond Maine.

• Communities Located In Maine ...
  • Cumberland County
    • This Dow Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Dow Corner that is located in Somerset County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Dow Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dow 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.

• Bog Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
• Dixie Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
• Hartland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hartland is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
• Lincoln Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
• Marsh Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
• Miles Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
• Moody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moody is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Nutter Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
• Stronghold
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stronghold is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
• Todds Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner
• Wildwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Dow 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 Dow Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dow Corner and extending to:

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dow Corner to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 46 miles [74 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 572 miles [920.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 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 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,926 miles [6,318.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'