Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holmes Mill:
  • 44.444797, -69.061148
  • 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 Holmes Mill

• 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Since Holmes Mill is near Knox County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Holmes Mill

Communities Also Named Holmes Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Holmes Mill.

Within Maine, the name Holmes Mill is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Holmes Mill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Harlan County
    • This Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Holmes Mill that is located in Waldo County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Holmes Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmes Mill ...

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.

• Butlers Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
• Dog Island Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dog Island Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Island Corner
• Evans Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
• Greenlaws Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenlaws Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlaws Corner
• Halls Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Hayford Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
• Neals Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
• Poors Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
• Waldo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waldo is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Holmes Mill and extending to:

• Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Holmes Mill to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,341 miles [8,595.5 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,929 miles [6,323.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'