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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 Hibberts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibberts 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 Hibberts Corner:
- 44.304240, -69.407265
- 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 Hibberts 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Hibberts Corner is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Hibberts Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibberts 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.
- Flanders Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Gushees Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Halls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jones Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Kennedy Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Razorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Sandhill Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
How Far From Hibberts Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hibberts 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 Hibberts Corner and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hibberts Corner to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 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 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,948 miles [6,353.7 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 from Point A (ie- Hibberts 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 Hibberts 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 Hibberts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3042, Longitude: -69.4073 In this case, the coordinates for Hibberts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.758 degrees. |
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