Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mast Landing:
  • 43.857580, -70.083661
  • 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 Mast Landing

• 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 Mast Landing is near Androscoggin County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Mast Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mast Landing ...

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.

• Crockett Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Deep Cut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
• Dunns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dunns is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Dyer Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
• Freeport
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <1>
• Growstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Growstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
• Harpswell Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
• Hillside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Pleasant Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Porter Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
• Sodom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sodom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Todds Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners

How Far From Mast Landing 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 Mast Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mast Landing and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mast Landing to Portland, 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 five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 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 5,405 miles [8,698.5 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 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,993 miles [6,426.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'