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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 Goodwin Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodwin Corner 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 Goodwin Corner:
- 44.619787, -69.576435
- 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 Goodwin 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since Goodwin Corner is near Somerset County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Goodwin Corner
Communities Also Named Goodwin Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Goodwin Corner.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Goodwin Corner.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Goodwin Corner in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Somerset County
- This Goodwin Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Goodwin Corner that is located in Kennebec County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Goodwin Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodwin 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.
- China
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cornville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Decker Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Dodge Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Farwells Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Gregorys Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Lambs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Paines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Smarts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Goodwin 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 Goodwin Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodwin Corner and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goodwin Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,945 miles [6,348.9 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' (or 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- Goodwin Corner) 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 Goodwin 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 Goodwin Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6198, Longitude: -69.5764 In this case, the coordinates for Goodwin Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.66 degrees. |
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