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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 Manson Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manson Corner 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 Manson Corner:
- 44.862283, -69.474215
- 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 Manson Corner
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Manson Corner is near Penobscot County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Manson Corner
Communities Also Named Manson Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Manson Corner.
Within Maine, the name Manson Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Manson Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Manson Corner is located in Plymouth County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Manson Corner that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Manson Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manson Corner ...
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.
- Bog Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bog Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Corner
- Castle Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
- Dogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Mainstream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Marsh Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marsh Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Miles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miles Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Corner
- Nutter Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Corner
- Stronghold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stronghold is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Todds Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Manson Corner 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 Manson Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manson Corner and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Manson Corner to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 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 6,057 miles [9,747.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,933 miles [6,329.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Manson Corner 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 Manson Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8623, Longitude: -69.4742 In this case, the coordinates for Manson Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.585 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.473 degrees. |
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