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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lisbon 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 Lisbon:
    • 44.031465, -70.104497
    • 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 Lisbon
  • 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
    • Since Lisbon is near Sagadahoc County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Lisbon

Communities Also Named Lisbon ...

We found 34 communities that are also named Lisbon.

Within Maine, the name Lisbon is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of 34 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Lisbon is located in Union County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lisbon.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Lisbon.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Lisbon [New London County].
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Lisbon is located in Lake County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Lisbon.
    • Georgia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Lisbon is located in Lincoln County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Lisbon.
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Lisbon [Walker County].
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Lisbon is located in Kendall County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Lisbon.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Lisbon [Henry County].
      • Noble County
      • This Lisbon is located in Noble County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Lisbon.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Lisbon is located in Linn County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Lisbon.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lisbon [Chautauqua County].
      • Gove County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Gove County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gove County community of Lisbon.
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lisbon [Logan County].
    • Louisiana
      • Claiborne Parish
      • This Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne Parish community of Lisbon.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Lisbon is located in Howard County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Lisbon.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Lisbon is located in Kent County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Lisbon.
    • Missouri
      • Howard County
      • This Lisbon is located in Howard County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Lisbon.
    • Nebraska
      • Perkins County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Perkins County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perkins County community of Lisbon.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Lisbon is located in Grafton County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Lisbon.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Lisbon [Grant County].
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Lisbon is located in Hidalgo County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Lisbon.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Lisbon is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Lisbon.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • This Lisbon is located in Bladen County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Lisbon.
      • Sampson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Lisbon [Sampson County].
    • North Dakota
      • Ransom County
      • This Lisbon is located in Ransom County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ransom County community of Lisbon.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Lisbon is located in Clark County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lisbon.
      • Columbiana County
      • This Lisbon is located in Columbiana County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lisbon.
    • Ontario
      • This Lisbon lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Lisbon is located in Venango County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Lisbon.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lisbon [Laurens County].
      • Richland County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Lisbon [Richland County].
    • Tennessee
      • Hardeman County
      • This Lisbon is located in Hardeman County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lisbon that is located in Androscoggin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Lisbon.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Lisbon [Dallas County].
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lisbon [Bedford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon ...

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)
    • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Deep Cut
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
  • Drinkwater Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
  • Foggs Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
  • Hillside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Littlefield Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
  • Murphy Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
  • Robinson Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
  • Royal Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
  • Starbird Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Starbird Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird Corner
  • Stevens Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill

How Far From Lisbon to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lisbon 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 to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 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.
<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 Lisbon 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 Lisbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0315, Longitude: -70.1045       In this case, the coordinates for Lisbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.125 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.902 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.241 degrees.