Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Highpine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highpine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Highpine

• 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 Highpine:
  • 43.355918, -70.653944
  • 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 Highpine

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Highpine is near Strafford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Highpine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highpine ...

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.

• Alewife
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alewife is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
• Cozy Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Grays Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Hobbs Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
• Lower Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Landing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Landing
• Moody
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Moody Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Beach
• Moody Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moody Point is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Point
• Parsonage Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner

How Far From Highpine 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 Highpine to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Highpine and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Highpine to Augusta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,448 miles [8,767.7 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 6,159 miles [9,911.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,035 miles [6,493.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'