Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harding, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harding and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harding
- 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 Harding:
- 43.912557, -69.876374
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harding
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Harding is near Sagadahoc County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Harding ...
We found twenty communities that share the name Harding.
Within Maine, the name Harding is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Bourbon County
- This Harding is located in Bourbon County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km]<1> to the west of the Harding that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Harding.
- Doniphan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Harding [Doniphan County].
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Harding lies 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Cumberland County.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- McKenzie County
- This Harding is located in McKenzie County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harding that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKenzie County community of Harding.
- Ramsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Harding [Ramsey County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Harding [Muskingum County].
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Harding.
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Utah
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harding ...
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.
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
- Cooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Days Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Deep Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dyer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Dyer Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Growstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Sagadahoc County
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
How Far From Harding 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 Harding to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Harding and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harding to Portland, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,395 miles [8,682.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,982 miles [6,408.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harding. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Harding) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harding. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9126, Longitude: -69.8764 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Harding could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harding, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Harding to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.006 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.749 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.199 degrees. |