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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 Fairfield Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fairfield Center 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 Fairfield Center:
    • 44.606176, -69.662825
    • 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 Fairfield Center
  • 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 Fairfield Center ...

We found two communities that share the name Fairfield Center.

Within Maine, the name Fairfield Center is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • This Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west of the Fairfield Center that is located in Somerset County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Fairfield Center.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fairfield Center [Lycoming County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairfield Center ...

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.

  • China
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
  • Cornville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Decker Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
    • Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Dodge Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
    • Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Lambs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
    • Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Martin Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
    • Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Paines Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
    • Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Rome Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
    • Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Sandy River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
    • Sandy River is located in Somerset County
  • Summerhaven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
    • Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
  • Unity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <4>
  • Wings Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wings Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
    • Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County

How Far From Fairfield Center 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 Fairfield Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fairfield Center to Skowhegan, with an average speed<6> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,360 miles [8,626.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,074 miles [9,775.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,949 miles [6,355.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fairfield Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fairfield Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6062, Longitude: -69.6628       In this case, the coordinates for Fairfield Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Fairfield Center could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Fairfield Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.75 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.583 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.71 degrees.




 

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