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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 Fort Levett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Levett 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 Fort Levett:
- 43.643139, -70.195325
- 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 Fort Levett
- 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 Fort Levett is near York County and also Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 Fort Levett
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Levett ...
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.
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Evergreen Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
- Ferry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Great Diamond Island Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Wharf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
- Knightville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meeting House Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Mountainview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pond Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
How Far From Fort Levett 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 Fort Levett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Levett and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Fort Levett 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 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 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,418 miles [8,719.4 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 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,005 miles [6,445.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Levett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fort Levett 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 Fort Levett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6431, Longitude: -70.1953 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Levett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.247 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.972 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.496 degrees. |
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