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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 Elms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elms 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 Elms:
- 43.341088, -70.564350
- 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 Elms
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Elms is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Elms
Communities Also Named Elms ...
We found two communities that are also named Elms.
Within Maine, the name Elms is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Elms is located in New Castle County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the southwest of the Elms that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Elms.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Elms is located in Oswego County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west of the Elms that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Elms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elms ...
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.
- Cozy Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Grays Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Highpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
- Hobbs Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
- Lower Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lower Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
- Millers Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
- Moody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moody Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moody Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
- Moody Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moody Point is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
- Town House Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Elms 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 Elms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elms and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elms to Alfred, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 455 miles [732.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,445 miles [8,762.9 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 6,155 miles [9,905.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,031 miles [6,487.3 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 from Point A (ie- Elms) 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 Elms 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 Elms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3411, Longitude: -70.5644 In this case, the coordinates for Elms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.522 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.831 degrees. |
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