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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 The Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Landing 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 The Landing:
- 45.073665, -70.587846
- 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 The Landing
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since The Landing is near Oxford County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 The Landing
Communities Also Named The Landing ...
We found five communities that are also named The Landing.
Within Maine, the name The Landing is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This The Landing is located in Sussex County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Landing that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Landing.
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This The Landing is located in Ralls County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Landing that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of The Landing.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This The Landing is located in Morris County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Landing that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of The Landing.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This The Landing is located in Suffolk County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the The Landing that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of The Landing.
- Quebec
- This The Landing lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west of the The Landing that is located in Franklin County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Landing ...
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.
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Macy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madrid Junction is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Junction
- Mingo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
- Mountainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Pleasant Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
- Reeds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Round Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
How Far From The Landing 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 The Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Landing and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Landing to Farmington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,380 miles [8,658.3 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 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,973 miles [6,393.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Landing) 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 The Landing 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 The Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0737, Longitude: -70.5878 In this case, the coordinates for The Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.24 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.212 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.897 degrees. |
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