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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 Grays Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays 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 Grays Corner:
    • 43.308696, -70.654221
    • 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 Grays 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Grays Corner is near Strafford County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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 Grays Corner

Communities Also Named Grays Corner ...

We found six communities that are also named Grays Corner.

There is one other community in Maine that is also named Grays Corner.

Beyond Maine, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Hancock County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Hancock County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Grays Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Lawrence County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Grays Corner.
    • Maryland
      • Worcester County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Worcester County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Grays Corner.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Washington County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grays Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Buckingham County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Grays Corner.
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Grays Corner is located in Westmoreland County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the southwest of the Grays Corner that is located in York County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Grays Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays 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.

  • Clay Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clay Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Cozy Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cozy Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
  • Elms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elms is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
  • Five Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Five Corners is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • High Pasture
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • High Pasture is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pasture
  • Highpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Highpine is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
  • Hobbs Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
  • Lower Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lower Landing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
  • Moody
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Moody is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Moody Beach is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
  • Moody Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Moody Point is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
  • Parsonage Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
  • Walnut Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnut Hill is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

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

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grays Corner to Alfred, with an average speed<2> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 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 6,161 miles [9,915.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,036 miles [6,495.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grays 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 Grays 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 Grays Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3087, Longitude: -70.6542       In this case, the coordinates for Grays Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.582 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.29 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.89 degrees.