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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 Grange Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grange 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 Grange Corner:
- 44.338410, -69.055592
- 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 Grange 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Grange Corner is near Knox County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Grange Corner
Communities Also Named Grange Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Grange Corner.
Within Maine, the name Grange Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Parke County
- This Grange Corner is located in Parke County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grange Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Grange Corner.
- Vigo County
- This Grange Corner is located in Vigo County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km] to the west southwest of the Grange Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Grange Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grange 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.
- Butlers Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Carvers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
- Crows Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Dog Island Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
- Ducktrap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
- Greenlaws Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
- Halls Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hayford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Heals Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Townhouse Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Grange Corner 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 Grange Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grange Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Grange Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 5,345 miles [8,601.9 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 6,056 miles [9,746.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,932 miles [6,327.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grange 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 Grange 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 Grange Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3384, Longitude: -69.0556 In this case, the coordinates for Grange Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.426 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.571 degrees. |
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