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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 Long Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Beach 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 Long Beach:
- 43.841464, -70.621169
- 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 Long Beach
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Long Beach is near York County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Long Beach
Communities Also Named Long Beach ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Long Beach.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Long Beach.
Beyond Maine, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- York County
- This Long Beach is located in York County and lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the south of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Long Beach.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,613 miles [4,205.2 km]<1> to the west of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Long Beach.
- Indiana
- LaPorte County
- This Long Beach is located in LaPorte County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the west of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Long Beach.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Long Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Long Beach.
- Massachusetts
- Essex 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 Massachusetts community of Long Beach [Essex County].
- Michigan
- Muskegon 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 Michigan community of Long Beach [Muskegon County].
- Minnesota
- Pope County
- This Long Beach is located in Pope County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Long Beach.
- Mississippi
- Harrison County
- This Long Beach is located in Harrison County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Long Beach.
- Missouri
- Taney County
- This Long Beach is located in Taney County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Long Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Long Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Long Beach.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Long Beach is located in Nassau County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Long Beach.
- Queens 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 Long Beach [Queens County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Long Beach lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Long Beach is located in Brunswick County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Long Beach.
- Nova Scotia
- This Long Beach lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Long Beach is located in Ottawa County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Long Beach.
- Ontario
- This Long Beach lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Long Beach is located in Pacific County and lies 2,560 miles [4,119.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Beach that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Long Beach.
- Pierce 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 Washington community of Long Beach [Pierce County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Beach ...
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.
- Bonny Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Cornish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corner
- Gag Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
- Gates Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
- Great Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Naples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Popeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Popeville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Ruin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruin Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruin Corner
- Steep Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails
How Far From Long Beach 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 Long Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Beach and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Long Beach to Portland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 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 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,016 miles [6,463.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Long Beach 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Long Beach 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 Long Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8415, Longitude: -70.6212 In this case, the coordinates for Long Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.26 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.589 degrees. |
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