RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Penobscot County >> East Corinth >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Corinth:
    • 45.002567, -69.023650
    • 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 Corinth
  • 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
    • Since East Corinth is near Piscataquis County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Corinth

Communities Also Named East Corinth ...

We found one communities that are also named East Corinth.

Within Maine, the name East Corinth is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Vermont
      • Orange County
      • This East Corinth is located in Orange County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Corinth that is located in Penobscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of East Corinth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Corinth ...

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.

  • Durbin Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
  • Earnest Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
  • French Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • French Mill is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
  • Gerry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gerry is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
  • Glenburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Glenburn Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenburn Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn Center
  • Gordon Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
  • Hicks Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
  • Knight Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
  • Stetson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Twin Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook

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

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

  • Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Corinth to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,909 miles [6,290.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Corinth 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 Corinth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0026, Longitude: -69.0237       In this case, the coordinates for East Corinth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.279 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.127 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.173 degrees.