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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 Lisbon Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisbon Center and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lisbon Center:
    • 44.019799, -70.093386
    • 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 Lisbon Center
  • 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

Communities Also Named Lisbon Center ...

We found two communities that share the name Lisbon Center.

Within Maine, the name Lisbon Center is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Lisbon Center is located in Kendall County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon Center that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Lisbon Center.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lisbon Center [Saint Lawrence County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon Center ...

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.

  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
  • Deep Cut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
    • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Drinkwater Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
    • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Foggs Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foggs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
    • Foggs Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Growstown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Growstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
    • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Hillside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Lisbon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
  • Littlefield Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Murphy Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
    • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Robinson Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Royal Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
    • Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Starbird Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starbird Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
    • Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Stevens Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
    • Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County

How Far From Lisbon Center 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 Lisbon Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisbon Center and extending to:

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Lisbon Center to Augusta, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,400 miles [8,690.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,988 miles [6,418.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lisbon Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Lisbon Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lisbon Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0198, Longitude: -70.0934       In this case, the coordinates for Lisbon Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Lisbon Center could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Lisbon Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.12 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.895 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.242 degrees.









 

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