Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gardiner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardiner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gardiner
- 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 Gardiner:
- 44.230278, -69.774466
- 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 Gardiner
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Gardiner is near Lincoln County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gardiner ...
We found nine communities that share the name Gardiner.
Within Maine, the name Gardiner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ontario
- This Gardiner lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gardiner that is located in Kennebec County.
- Oregon
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardiner ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Frenchs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
- Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Granite Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Iceboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Island Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Libby Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Hill
- Libby Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Purgatory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
- Ring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Spears Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Corner
- Spears Corner is located in Kennebec County
How Far From Gardiner 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 city such as Gardiner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardiner and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies just to the North.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Gardiner to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 30 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,379 miles [8,656.7 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 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,967 miles [6,384.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gardiner: www.gardinermaine.com/
The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gardiner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gardiner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2303, Longitude: -69.7745 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Gardiner 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gardiner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gardiner 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 302.887 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.671 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.974 degrees. |