Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dry Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dry Mills
- 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 Dry Mills:
- 43.919242, -70.358109
- 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 Dry Mills
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Dry Mills is near Androscoggin County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- eBird sighting report for Oxford 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry Mills ...
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.
- Crescent Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Crockett Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
- Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dunns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Foggs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Gates Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
- Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Gray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
- Gray Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Ireland Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
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- Poland Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Spring
- Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland Spring <2>
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Shaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Suckerville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville
- Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Poland Spring
How Far From Dry Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Dry Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Dry Mills and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Mills to Portland, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,415 miles [8,714.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,002 miles [6,440.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Dry Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9192, Longitude: -70.3581 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dry Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.30 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.079 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.423 degrees. |