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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Head-of-the-Tide

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Head-of-the-Tide

• 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 Head-of-the-Tide is near Hancock County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Head-of-the-Tide

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)
  • Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
• Dog Island Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
• Evans Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Greenlaws Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
• Halls Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hayford Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
• Neals Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• Poors Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
• Swanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swanville is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <1>
• Waldo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waldo is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • 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 & 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 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<2> 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]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Head-of-the-Tide to Augusta, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• 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).<7>'