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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 Knights Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knights 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 Knights Corner:
- 44.335631, -69.178096
- 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 Knights 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Knights Corner is near Knox County and also Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Knights Corner
Communities Also Named Knights Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Knights Corner.
Within Maine, the name Knights Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Knights Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Knights Corner is located in Hampshire County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Knights Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Knights Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights 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.
- Butlers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Grants Turn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grants Turn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
- Gushees Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Halls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Heals Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincolnville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Pauls Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Slab City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Townhouse Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Knights 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 Knights Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knights Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knights Corner to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,350 miles [8,610 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,937 miles [6,336 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knights 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 Knights 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 Knights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3356, Longitude: -69.1781 In this case, the coordinates for Knights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.502 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.258 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.631 degrees. |
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