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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 Waterford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Waterford 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 Waterford:
    • 44.211736, -70.682008
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Waterford
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named East Waterford ...

We found one communities that share the name East Waterford.

Within Maine, the name East Waterford is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Juniata County
      • This East Waterford is located in Juniata County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Waterford that is located in Oxford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of East Waterford.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Waterford ...

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.

  • Brimstone Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <3>
  • Hunts Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
    • Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Lynchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • Nobles Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
    • Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Scribners Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scribners Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribners Mill
    • Scribners Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Slab City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County
  • Sodom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
    • Sodom is located in Oxford County
  • Stuarts Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuarts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
    • Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Sweden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Trap Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trap Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
    • Trap Corner is located in Oxford County

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

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

  • South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies just to the East.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from East Waterford to Augusta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,417 miles [8,717.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,007 miles [6,448.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Waterford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Waterford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Waterford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2117, Longitude: -70.6820       In this case, the coordinates for East Waterford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Waterford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.449 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.296 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.417 degrees.









 

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