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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 Goose Rocks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Rocks 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 Goose Rocks:
- 44.135358, -68.831698
- 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 Goose Rocks
- 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 Goose Rocks is near Hancock County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Goose Rocks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Rocks ...
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.
- Crescent Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Dark Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
- Deer Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eggemoggin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eggemoggin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggemoggin
- Glen Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Holiday Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Deer Isle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Owls Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pulpit Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sunshine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
How Far From Goose Rocks 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 Goose Rocks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Goose Rocks and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Rocks to Rockland, with an average speed<3> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 556 miles [894.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,343 miles [8,598.7 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,929 miles [6,323.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Goose Rocks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Goose Rocks 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 Goose Rocks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1354, Longitude: -68.8317 In this case, the coordinates for Goose Rocks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.028 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.581 degrees. |
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