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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 East Buckfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Buckfield 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 East Buckfield:
- 44.294236, -70.325335
- 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 Buckfield
- 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 Buckfield is near Androscoggin County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 East Buckfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Buckfield ...
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.
- Brimstone Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Chase Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Foggs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Gilbertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paine Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Pratt Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Skillings Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skillings Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillings Corner
- Trap Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
How Far From East Buckfield 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 Buckfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in East Buckfield and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Buckfield to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 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 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 5,399 miles [8,688.8 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 6,113 miles [9,837.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,988 miles [6,418.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Buckfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 East Buckfield 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 East Buckfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2942, Longitude: -70.3253 In this case, the coordinates for East Buckfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.215 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.202 degrees. |
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