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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 Northport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Northport 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 Northport:
    • 44.382328, -68.980635
    • 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 Northport
  • 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
    • Since East Northport is near Hancock County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Northport

Communities Also Named East Northport ...

We found one communities that are also named East Northport.

Within Maine, the name East Northport is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This East Northport is located in Suffolk County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Northport that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of East Northport.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Northport ...

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.

  • Butlers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
  • Carvers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
  • Crows Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
  • Dog Island Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
  • Ducktrap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
  • Greenlaws Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
  • Halls Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
  • Hayford Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
  • Heals Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
  • Lincolnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Poors Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
  • Temple Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
  • Townhouse Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
  • Waldo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from East Northport to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,340 miles [8,593.9 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,927 miles [6,319.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Northport) 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 Northport 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 Northport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3823, Longitude: -68.9806       In this case, the coordinates for East Northport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.372 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.121 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.51 degrees.