Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in High Pasture, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Pasture and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for High Pasture
- 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 High Pasture:
- 43.230365, -70.585053
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on High Pasture
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- Since High Pasture is near Strafford County and also Rockingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- eBird sighting report for Rockingham 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near High Pasture ...
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.
- Bald Head
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Brickyard Landing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Landing
- Brickyard Landing is located in York County
- Cider Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cider Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Hill
- Cider Hill is located in York County
- Clay Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cozy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
- Cozy Corners is located in York County
- Elms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Grays Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
- Grays Corner is located in York County
- Long Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Lower Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
- Lower Landing is located in York County
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- Moody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Moody Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
- Moody Beach is located in York County
- Moody Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
- Moody Point is located in York County
- Parsonage Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonage Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
- Parsonage Corner is located in York County
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in York County
- Moody
How Far From High Pasture 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 High Pasture to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in High Pasture and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from High Pasture to Alfred, 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 five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,450 miles [8,770.9 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 6,160 miles [9,913.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,036 miles [6,495.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Pasture. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- High Pasture) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Pasture. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2304, Longitude: -70.5851 In this case, the coordinates for High Pasture have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 High Pasture to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.90 degrees. |