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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 Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Higgins 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 Higgins Corner:
- 44.038966, -70.033664
- 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 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since Higgins Corner is near Sagadahoc County and also Kennebec 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 Kennebec 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 Corner
Communities Also Named Higgins Corner ...
We found three communities that are also named Higgins Corner.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Higgins Corner.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Cumberland County
- This Higgins Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Higgins Corner that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Higgins Corner.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Nevada County
- This Higgins Corner is located in Nevada County and lies 2,618 miles [4,213.3 km]<1> to the west of the Higgins Corner that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Higgins Corner.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Higgins Corner is located in Butler County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Higgins Corner that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Higgins Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Higgins 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.
- Cooks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Deep Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
- Drinkwater Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Growstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Growstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
- Hillside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Ring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ring Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Hill
- Robinson Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
- Royal Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
- Starbird Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
How Far From Higgins 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 Higgins Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Higgins Corner and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Higgins Corner to Auburn, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 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 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 5,397 miles [8,685.6 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 6,109 miles [9,831.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,984 miles [6,411.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Higgins Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Higgins 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 Higgins Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0390, Longitude: -70.0337 In this case, the coordinates for Higgins Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.08 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.853 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.204 degrees. |
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