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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Houston Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houston Corner and the surrounding area.
- 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 Houston Corner:
- 44.794760, -69.337482
- 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 Houston Corner
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Houston Corner is near Penobscot County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Houston Corner
Communities Also Named Houston Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Houston Corner.
Within Maine, the name Houston Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Houston Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Houston Corner is located in Colbert County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Houston Corner that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Houston Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houston Corner ...
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.
- Bog Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
- Cooks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Dodge Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greens Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Marsh Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Miles Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Nutter Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smarts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
- Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Houston Corner 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 Houston Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Houston Corner and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Houston Corner to Skowhegan, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,339 miles [8,592.3 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 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Houston Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Houston Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7948, Longitude: -69.3375 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.352 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.445 degrees. |
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