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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 Ellis Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ellis Corner 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 Ellis Corner:
    • 44.802838, -69.829500
    • 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 Ellis Corner
  • 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
    • Since Ellis Corner is near Franklin County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Ellis Corner

Communities Also Named Ellis Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Ellis Corner.

There is one other community in Maine that is also named Ellis Corner.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Ellis Corner in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Penobscot County
      • This Ellis Corner is located in Penobscot County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ellis Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Ellis Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • This Ellis Corner is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ellis Corner that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Ellis Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellis Corner ...

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.

  • Cornville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Dane Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
  • Decker Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
  • Industry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Martin Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
  • Moody Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
  • Rice Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
  • Sandy River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy River is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
  • Starks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people

How Far From Ellis Corner 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 Ellis Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Ellis Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 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 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,950 miles [6,356.9 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- Ellis Corner) 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 Ellis Corner 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 Ellis Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8028, Longitude: -69.8295       In this case, the coordinates for Ellis Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.817 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.679 degrees.