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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 Hendricks Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hendricks Harbor 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 Hendricks Harbor:
- 43.819805, -69.678101
- 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 Hendricks Harbor
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Hendricks Harbor is near Sagadahoc County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Hendricks Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hendricks Harbor ...
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.
- Boothbay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Islands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heron Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Ocean Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Robinhood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robinhood is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood
- Spruce Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spruce Shores is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Shores
- Spruceworld
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
How Far From Hendricks Harbor 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 Hendricks Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hendricks Harbor and extending to:
- Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Hendricks Harbor to Wiscasset, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,390 miles [8,674.4 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 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,976 miles [6,398.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendricks Harbor) 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 Hendricks Harbor 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 Hendricks Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8198, Longitude: -69.6781 In this case, the coordinates for Hendricks Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.902 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.157 degrees. |
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