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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 Glenmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glenmere 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 Glenmere:
    • 43.951472, -69.257825
    • 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 Glenmere
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Glenmere is near Lincoln County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Glenmere

Communities Also Named Glenmere ...

We found one communities that are also named Glenmere.

Within Maine, the name Glenmere is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Glenmere is located in Fairfax County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Glenmere that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Glenmere.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glenmere ...

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.

  • East Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Friendship is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
  • Friendship
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Loudville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Martin is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Martinsville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Pleasant Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Spruce Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tenants Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Glenmere to Rockland, with an average speed<3> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,367 miles [8,637.3 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 6,078 miles [9,781.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,954 miles [6,363.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Glenmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Glenmere 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 Glenmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9515, Longitude: -69.2578       In this case, the coordinates for Glenmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.622 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.325 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.886 degrees.