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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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eight Corners
  • 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 Eight Corners ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Crocketts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crocketts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
    • Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Elizabeth Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Ferry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Grand Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
    • Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Knightville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Libbytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libbytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
    • Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Meeting House Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting House Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
    • Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Mountainview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
    • Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
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    • Pine Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
      • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Pine Point Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
      • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Pond Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
      • Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Prides Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prides Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
      • Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Sunset Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
      • Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Surfside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
      • Surfside is located in York County
    • Town Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
      • Town Landing is located in Cumberland County

How Far From Eight Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eight Corners) to Point B.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).
<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 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 Eight Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.342 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.075 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.579 degrees.









 

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