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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 Hurd Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurd 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 Hurd Corner:
- 44.804787, -69.313103
- 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 Hurd 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 Hurd 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 Hurd Corner
Communities Also Named Hurd Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Hurd Corner.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Hurd Corner.
Beyond Maine.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Piscataquis County
- This Hurd Corner is located in Piscataquis County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hurd Corner that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Hurd Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurd 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
(2 miles [3.2 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
- Dogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hasty Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
- Houston Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Marsh Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Miles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
How Far From Hurd 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 Hurd Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hurd Corner and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hurd 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 most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 41 miles [66 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 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 5,338 miles [8,590.7 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 6,052 miles [9,739.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,928 miles [6,321.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurd 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 Hurd 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 Hurd Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8048, Longitude: -69.3131 In this case, the coordinates for Hurd Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.428 degrees. |
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