|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamoine Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamoine Beach 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 Lamoine Beach:
- 44.450634, -68.292238
- 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 Lamoine Beach
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Lamoine Beach is near Washington County and also Penobscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot 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 Lamoine Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamoine Beach ...
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.
- Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Egypt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hall Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
- Hulls Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Otter Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Red Rock Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
- Seal Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summer Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Harbor
- Town Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
- Winter Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Lamoine Beach 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 Lamoine Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lamoine Beach and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Lamoine Beach to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,309 miles [8,544 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 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,895 miles [6,268.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamoine Beach) 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 Lamoine Beach 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 Lamoine Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4506, Longitude: -68.2922 In this case, the coordinates for Lamoine Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.142 degrees. |
|
|