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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 Hardy Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hardy Hill 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 Hardy Hill:
    • 44.755627, -68.819482
    • 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 Hardy Hill
  • 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 Hardy Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Hardy Hill.

Within Maine, the name Hardy Hill is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Hardy Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Hardy Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hardy Hill that is located in Penobscot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hardy Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardy Hill ...

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.

  • Brewer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <3>
  • Cold Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
    • Cold Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Elliot Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Landing
    • Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Fowler Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Landing
    • Fowler Landing is located in Penobscot County
  • Leathers Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leathers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Corner
    • Leathers Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Six Mile Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
    • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • Snow Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
    • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Winterport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
    • Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <3>
  • Winterport Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport Station
    • Winterport Station is located in Waldo County

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

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

  • Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hardy Hill to Augusta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,319 miles [8,560.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,033 miles [9,709.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,908 miles [6,289.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hardy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hardy Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hardy Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7556, Longitude: -68.8195       In this case, the coordinates for Hardy Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hardy Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.201 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.996 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.217 degrees.









 

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