Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mercer:
  • 44.680617, -69.891167
  • 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 Mercer

• 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Since East Mercer is near Franklin County and also Kennebec 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 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 Mercer

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Mercer ...

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.

• Cornville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornville is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
• Dane Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
• Decker Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
• Industry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Industry is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
• Locks Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
• Martin Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
• Rome Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
• Sandy River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sandy River is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Starks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Starks is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
• Temple
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Temple is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Mercer and extending to:

• Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Mercer to Skowhegan, with an average speed<2> 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 south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 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 6,081 miles [9,786.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,957 miles [6,368.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'