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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 Fosters Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fosters 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 Fosters Corner:
    • 43.803689, -70.406997
    • 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 Fosters 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Fosters Corner is near York County and also Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin 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 Fosters Corner

Communities Also Named Fosters Corner ...

We found two communities that are also named Fosters Corner.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Waldo County
      • This Fosters Corner is located in Waldo County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fosters Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Fosters Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Fosters Corner is located in Venango County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Fosters Corner that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Fosters Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosters 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.

  • Blackstrap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
  • Dog Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dog Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corner
  • Gag Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
  • Gates Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
  • Great Falls ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Ireland Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
  • Little Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Popeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Popeville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Scotland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

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

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fosters Corner to Portland, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 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 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,008 miles [6,450.3 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- Fosters 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 Fosters 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 Fosters Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8037, Longitude: -70.4070       In this case, the coordinates for Fosters Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.349 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.114 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.508 degrees.