Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hills Beach:
  • 43.458419, -70.378105
  • 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 Hills 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Hills Beach is near Cumberland County and also Strafford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford 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 Hills Beach

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hills 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.

• Airport Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
• Ferry Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ferry Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fortunes Rocks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fortunes Rocks is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortunes Rocks
• Goose Rocks Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Goose Rocks Beach is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks Beach
• Grand Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
• Guinea Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Guinea Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Corner
• Ocean Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ocean Park is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <1>
• Pine Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Surfside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Surfside is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
• Tattle Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tattle Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
• Tea Kettle Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tea Kettle Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Kettle Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hills Beach and extending to:

• Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hills Beach to Alfred, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,433 miles [8,743.6 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 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,019 miles [6,468 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'