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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 Goffs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goffs 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 Goffs Corner:
    • 45.213943, -69.239767
    • 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 Goffs 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 Piscataquis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis County
    • Since Goffs Corner is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Goffs Corner

Communities Also Named Goffs Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Goffs Corner.

Within Maine, the name Goffs Corner is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clark County
      • This Goffs Corner is located in Clark County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Goffs Corner that is located in Piscataquis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Goffs Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goffs 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.

  • Derby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Derby is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Durbin Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
  • Earnest Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
  • Gordon Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
  • Hicks Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
  • Howard Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
  • Jackman Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman Corner
  • Knight Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
  • Moosehorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn
  • Packard Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Landing
  • Parson Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Landing
  • Silvers Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
  • Starbirds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbirds

How Far From Goffs Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goffs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Dover - Foxcroft, which is the Seat of Piscataquis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Goffs Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 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 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,911 miles [6,294.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goffs 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 Goffs 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 Goffs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2139, Longitude: -69.2398       In this case, the coordinates for Goffs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.372 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.268 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.156 degrees.