Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Andover:
  • 44.616173, -70.714792
  • 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 East Andover

• 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Since East Andover is near Franklin County and also Coos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coos 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 East Andover

Communities Also Named East Andover ...

We found one communities that are also named East Andover.

Within Maine, the name East Andover is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named East Andover in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Hampshire
    • Merrimack County
    • This East Andover is located in Merrimack County and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Andover that is located in Oxford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of East Andover.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Andover ...

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.

• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Carthage is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
• Chase Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Corner
• Dickvale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
• Locke Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Locke Mills is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Mills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locke Mills <2>
• Mayville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mayville is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
• Mexico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
• Middle Dam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
• Ten Degree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ten Degree is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Degree
• Virginia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Virginia is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

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

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

• South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Andover to South Paris, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 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 6,119 miles [9,847.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,994 miles [6,427.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'