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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 Dresden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dresden 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Dresden
Communities Also Named Dresden ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Dresden.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Dresden.
Beyond Maine, we know of eighteen communities that are located 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 ...
- Sagadahoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Dresden [Sagadahoc County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Dresden is located in Coweta County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Dresden.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Dresden [Greene County].
- 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
- Ashe County
- This Dresden is located in Ashe County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Dresden.
- North Dakota
- Cavalier County
- This Dresden is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Dresden.
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Dresden is located in Muskingum County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Dresden.
- 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
- Abbeville County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dresden [Abbeville County].
- Tennessee
- Weakley County
- This Dresden is located in Weakley County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Dresden.
- Texas
- Navarro County
- This Dresden is located in Navarro County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Dresden that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Dresden.
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)
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hatchs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Iceboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
- Libby Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Libby Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Hill
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ring Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Hill
- Spears Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corner
How Far From Dresden 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- 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).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dresden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.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 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.879 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.64 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.019 degrees. |
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