Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Langtown Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langtown Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Langtown Mill
- 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 Langtown Mill:
- 45.066443, -70.576735
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Langtown Mill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Langtown Mill is near Oxford County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Langtown Mill ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Macy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <2>
- Mingo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Springs
- Mingo Springs is located in Franklin County
- Mountainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Island
- Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County
- Reeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Round Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Franklin County
How Far From Langtown Mill 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 Langtown Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Langtown Mill and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Langtown Mill to Farmington, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langtown Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Langtown Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langtown Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0664, Longitude: -70.5767 In this case, the coordinates for Langtown Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Langtown Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.234 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.204 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.896 degrees. |