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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 Greens Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greens 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 Greens Corner:
- 44.658679, -69.294768
- 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 Greens 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 Greens 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 Greens Corner
Communities Also Named Greens Corner ...
We found four communities that are also named Greens Corner.
Within Maine, the name Greens Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Greens Corner is located in Kent County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Greens Corner.
- Ontario
- This Greens Corner lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the west of the Greens Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- Utah
- Cache County
- This Greens Corner is located in Cache County and lies 2,132 miles [3,431.1 km]<1> to the west of the Greens Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cache County community of Greens Corner.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Greens Corner is located in Culpeper County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the southwest of the Greens Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Greens Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greens 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.
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Dodge Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Farwells Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houston Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smarts Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Greens 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 Greens Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greens Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greens Corner to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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 6,056 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 '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- Greens 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 Greens 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 Greens Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6587, Longitude: -69.2948 In this case, the coordinates for Greens Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.327 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.502 degrees. |
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