Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Knox Hill Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knox Hill Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Knox Hill Corner

• 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 Knox Hill Corner:
  • 44.988673, -69.257823
  • 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 Knox Hill 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since Knox Hill Corner is near Somerset County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Knox Hill Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knox Hill 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.

• Dixie Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Corner
• Durbin Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
• Earnest Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
• French Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • French Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Gordon Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Knight Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
• Lincoln Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
• Marsh Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
• Moody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Nutter Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
• Silvers Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
• Spooners Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
• Twin Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook

How Far From Knox Hill Corner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knox Hill Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Knox Hill Corner and extending to:

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knox Hill Corner to Bangor, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,329 miles [8,576.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,919 miles [6,307 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'