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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 Head-of-the-Tide, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Head-of-the-Tide 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 Head-of-the-Tide:
    • 44.448686, -69.053925
    • 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 Head-of-the-Tide
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Head-of-the-Tide ...

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.

  • Butlers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
    • Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Dog Island Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Island Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
    • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Evans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
    • Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Greenlaws Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlaws Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
    • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Halls Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Hayford Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
    • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Neals Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
    • Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Poors Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
    • Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
  • Swanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
    • Swanville is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>
  • Waldo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Waldo is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people

How Far From Head-of-the-Tide 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 Head-of-the-Tide to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Head-of-the-Tide and extending to:

  • Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Head-of-the-Tide to Augusta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,928 miles [6,321.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Head-of-the-Tide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Head-of-the-Tide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4487, Longitude: -69.0539       In this case, the coordinates for Head-of-the-Tide have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Head-of-the-Tide 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 302.404 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.169 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.507 degrees.