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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 Gates Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gates Hill 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 Gates Hill:
- 43.817022, -70.431998
- 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 Gates Hill
- 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 Gates Hill 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 Gates Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gates Hill ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Great Falls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Ireland Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Popeville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
How Far From Gates Hill 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 community such as Gates Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Gates Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gates Hill and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gates Hill to Portland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 481 miles [774.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,422 miles [8,725.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,009 miles [6,451.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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> | 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 Gates Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Gates Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gates Hill 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 Gates Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8170, Longitude: -70.4320 In this case, the coordinates for Gates Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.513 degrees. |
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