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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 Palermo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Palermo 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 Palermo:
- 44.370350, -69.391709
- 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 Palermo
- 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 Palermo is near Kennebec County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Palermo
Communities Also Named East Palermo ...
We found one communities that are also named East Palermo.
Within Maine, the name East Palermo is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named East Palermo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Oswego County
- This East Palermo is located in Oswego County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the west of the East Palermo that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of East Palermo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Palermo ...
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.
- China
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Gregorys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Gushees Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Jones Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Pauls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Razorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Sandhill Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
How Far From East Palermo 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 Palermo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Palermo and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Palermo to Belfast, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,357 miles [8,621.3 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,945 miles [6,348.9 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 Palermo) 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 Palermo 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 Palermo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3704, Longitude: -69.3917 In this case, the coordinates for East Palermo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.713 degrees. |
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