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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 Ireland Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ireland 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 Ireland Corner:
- 43.811790, -70.376270
- 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 Ireland 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Ireland Corner is near York County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Ireland Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ireland 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.
- Blackstrap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
- Dog Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corner
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gag Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
- Gates Hill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Gray Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
- Great Falls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Popeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Prides Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Royal Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
- Scotland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Suckerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville
- Summit View Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
How Far From Ireland 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 Ireland Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ireland Corner and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ireland Corner to Portland, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 483 miles [777.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,419 miles [8,721 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 4,007 miles [6,448.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ireland Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ireland 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 Ireland Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8118, Longitude: -70.3763 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.329 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.093 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.49 degrees. |
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