Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Locke Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Locke Mills and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Locke Mills

• 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 Locke Mills:
  • 44.400066, -70.702011
  • 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 Locke Mills

• 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
  • Since Locke Mills is near Cumberland County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Locke Mills

Communities Also Named Locke Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Locke Mills.

Within Maine, the name Locke Mills is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Locke Mills in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Mifflin County
    • This Locke Mills is located in Mifflin County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Locke Mills that is located in Oxford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Locke Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locke Mills ...

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.

• Dickvale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
• Greenville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
• Hunts Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Lynchville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
• Mayville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mayville is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
• Nobles Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
• Trap Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trap Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trap Corner
• Virginia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia is located in Oxford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia

How Far From Locke Mills 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 Locke Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Locke Mills to South Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 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 6,126 miles [9,858.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,001 miles [6,439 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'