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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 Milton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Milton 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 Milton:
- 44.454510, -70.598954
- 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 Milton
- 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 Milton is near Franklin County and also Androscoggin 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 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 East Milton
Communities Also Named East Milton ...
We found two communities that are also named East Milton.
Within Maine, the name East Milton is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Santa Rosa County
- This East Milton is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Milton that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of East Milton.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- This East Milton is located in Norfolk County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the south of the East Milton that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of East Milton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Milton ...
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.
- Dickvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Locke Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trap Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
- Virginia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
How Far From East Milton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Milton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Milton and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Milton to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 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 5,404 miles [8,696.9 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 3,995 miles [6,429.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Milton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Milton 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 Milton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4545, Longitude: -70.5990 In this case, the coordinates for East Milton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.356 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.245 degrees. |
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