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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 Hunts Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunts 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 Hunts Corner:
- 44.302012, -70.749233
- 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 Hunts 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Hunts Corner is near Cumberland County and also Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Hunts Corner
Communities Also Named Hunts Corner ...
We found two communities that are also named Hunts Corner.
Within Maine, the name Hunts Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gordon County
- This Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunts Corner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gordon County community of Hunts Corner.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Hunts Corner is located in Prince George's County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hunts Corner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Hunts Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunts 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.
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locke Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Nobles Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
- Slab City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Sodom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Trap Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
How Far From Hunts Corner 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 Hunts Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunts Corner and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunts Corner to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 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 6,131 miles [9,866.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,006 miles [6,447 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- Hunts 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 Hunts 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 Hunts Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3020, Longitude: -70.7492 In this case, the coordinates for Hunts Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.475 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.341 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.40 degrees. |
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