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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 Heals Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heals Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heals Corner:
- 44.322299, -69.070314
- 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 Heals Corner
- 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 Heals Corner is near Knox County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Heals Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heals Corner ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Carvers Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
- Crows Nest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Dog Island Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
- Ducktrap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
- Grants Turn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grants Turn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
- Greenlaws Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
- Halls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hayford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Temple Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Temple Heights is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Heights
- Townhouse Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Heals Corner 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 Heals Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Heals Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Heals Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 555 miles [893.2 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 5,346 miles [8,603.6 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 6,058 miles [9,749.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,933 miles [6,329.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heals Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Heals Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heals Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3223, Longitude: -69.0703 In this case, the coordinates for Heals Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.438 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.185 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.587 degrees. |
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