|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Popham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Popham 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 Popham:
- 43.755085, -69.783379
- 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 Popham
- 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 Sagadahoc County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Since Fort Popham is near Cumberland County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Popham
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Popham ...
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.
- Dyer Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
- Five Islands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mouse Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Popham Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Robinhood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robinhood is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood
- Small Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Small Point Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Small Point Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point Beach
How Far From Fort Popham 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 Popham 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 Popham and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Sagadahoc County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Popham to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,397 miles [8,685.6 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 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,983 miles [6,410 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Popham) 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 Popham 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 Popham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7551, Longitude: -69.7834 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Popham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.977 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.689 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.242 degrees. |
|
|