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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 Sullivan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Sullivan 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 Sullivan:
- 44.503827, -68.152104
- 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 Sullivan
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since East Sullivan is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Sullivan
Communities Also Named East Sullivan ...
We found one communities that are also named East Sullivan.
Within Maine, the name East Sullivan is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named East Sullivan in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This East Sullivan is located in Cheshire County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the East Sullivan that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of East Sullivan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Sullivan ...
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.
- Birch Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Harbor
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Winter Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From East Sullivan 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 Sullivan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Sullivan and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Sullivan to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,301 miles [8,531.1 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 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,887 miles [6,255.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Sullivan) 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5038, Longitude: -68.1521 In this case, the coordinates for East Sullivan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.84 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.549 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.044 degrees. |
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