Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Growstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Growstown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Growstown

• 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 Growstown:
  • 43.899803, -70.000328
  • 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 Growstown

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Growstown is near Sagadahoc County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Growstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Growstown ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
• Deep Cut
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
• Dyer Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
• Dyer Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
• Freeport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Harpswell Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
• Hillside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Mast Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Porter Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Growstown and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Growstown to Portland, 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 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 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,988 miles [6,418.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'