Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hobbs Crossing:
  • 43.367585, -70.634221
  • 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 Hobbs Crossing

• 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 Hobbs Crossing 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 Hobbs Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hobbs Crossing ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Alewife is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
• Cozy Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cozy Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corners
• Elms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elms is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
• Five Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Four Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Grays Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grays Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Highpine
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Highpine is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
• 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
• Millers Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Millers Crossing is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossing
• Moody
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsonage Corner is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
• Town House Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Town House Corners is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House Corners

How Far From Hobbs Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hobbs Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hobbs Crossing 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 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hobbs Crossing 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 453 miles [729 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 5,447 miles [8,766.1 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 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,033 miles [6,490.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'