Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dresden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dresden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dresden
- 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 Dresden:
- 44.107591, -69.724523
- 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 Dresden
- 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 Dresden is near Sagadahoc County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dresden ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Dresden.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Dresden.
Beyond Maine, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Chickasaw County
- This Dresden is located in Chickasaw County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<2> to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Dresden.
- Poweshiek County
- This Dresden is located in Poweshiek County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poweshiek County community of Dresden.
- Kansas
- Decatur County
- This Dresden is located in Decatur County and lies 1,598 miles [2,571.7 km]<2> to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Dresden.
- Kingman County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Kingman County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingman County community of Dresden.
- Smith County
- This community is historic and although located in Smith County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Dresden.
- Missouri
- Perry County
- Although located in Perry County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Dresden.
- Pettis County
- This Dresden is located in Pettis County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<2> to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Dresden.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Dresden is located in Washington County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dresden.
- Yates County
- This Dresden is located in Yates County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the west southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Dresden.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Dresden lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the west of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dresden ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Hatchs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Head Tide
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Iceboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Libby Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Hill
- Libby Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
- Ring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spears Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corner
- Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
How Far From Dresden 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 Dresden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dresden and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Dresden to Augusta, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,969 miles [6,387.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dresden. 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> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dresden could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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- Dresden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dresden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1076, Longitude: -69.7245 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dresden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Dresden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.879 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.64 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.019 degrees. |