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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 Higgins Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Higgins Beach 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 Higgins Beach:
- 43.560084, -70.279770
- 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 Higgins Beach
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Higgins Beach is near York County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Higgins Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Higgins Beach ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Crocketts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Grand Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Knightville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Meeting House Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
- Mountainview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Pond Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
- Sunset Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Surfside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Surfside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Town Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Town Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
How Far From Higgins Beach 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 Higgins Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Higgins Beach and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Higgins Beach to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,136 miles [9,874.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,011 miles [6,455.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higgins Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Higgins Beach 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 Higgins Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5601, Longitude: -70.2798 In this case, the coordinates for Higgins Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.313 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.581 degrees. |
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