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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Island 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 Long Island:
    • 43.684249, -70.171159
    • 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 Long Island
  • 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 Long Island ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Long Island.

There is one other community in Maine which is also named Long Island.

Beyond Maine, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Long Island [Hancock County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Long Island is located in Jackson County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Long Island.
    • Alaska
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Long Island.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Long Island is located in Phillips County and lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<2> to the west of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Long Island.
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Long Island [Suffolk County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Long Island [Carroll County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Long Island.
    • North Carolina
      • Catawba County
      • This Long Island is located in Catawba County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the southwest of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Long Island.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Long Island lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Long Island is located in Sullivan County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Long Island.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Long Island is located in Campbell County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Long Island that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Long Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Island ...

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.

  • Central Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Landing
    • Central Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Evergreen Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Landing
    • Evergreen Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Ferry Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Great Diamond Island Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Diamond Island Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Diamond Island Landing
    • Great Diamond Island Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jenks Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks Landing
    • Jenks Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jones Wharf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Wharf
    • Jones Wharf is located in Cumberland County
  • Little Diamond Island Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mariner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariner
    • Mariner is located in Cumberland County
  • Mountainview Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
    • Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Peaks Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
    • Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County

How Far From Long Island 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 Long Island to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Long Island to Augusta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,416 miles [8,716.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,002 miles [6,440.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Long Island 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.
<2>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 Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6842, Longitude: -70.1712       In this case, the coordinates for Long Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Long Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.226 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.955 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.463 degrees.




 

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