Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dunkertown:
  • 44.045350, -70.515058
  • 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 Dunkertown

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Dunkertown is near Oxford County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Dunkertown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunkertown ...

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.

• Chambers Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corner
• Crescent Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Mechanic Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanic Falls is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanic Falls <1>
• Naples
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Naples is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
• Pike Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pike Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Corner
• Poland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
• Poland Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland Spring <1>
• Promised Land
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
• Scribners Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scribners Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Mill
• Stuarts Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunkertown and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunkertown to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 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 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,005 miles [6,445.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'