RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Cumberland County >> Eight Corners >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eight Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eight Corners 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 Eight Corners:
    • 43.618693, -70.344494
    • 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 Eight Corners
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Eight Corners is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Eight Corners

Communities Also Named Eight Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Eight Corners.

Within Maine, the name Eight Corners is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Eight Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • This Eight Corners is located in Wood County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west of the Eight Corners that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Eight Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eight Corners ...

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.

  • Cash Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Crocketts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
  • Elizabeth Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Ferry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
  • Grand Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
  • Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
  • Knightville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
  • Libbytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Meeting House Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
  • Mountainview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pine Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
    • Pond Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
    • Prides Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
    • Sunset Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Surfside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Surfside is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
    • Town Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Town Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing

How Far From Eight Corners 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 Eight Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Eight Corners to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 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 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,012 miles [6,456.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eight Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Eight Corners 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 Eight Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6187, Longitude: -70.3445       In this case, the coordinates for Eight Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.342 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.075 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.579 degrees.