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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 Mechanic Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mechanic Falls 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 Mechanic Falls:
- 44.111277, -70.391980
- 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 Mechanic Falls
- 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since Mechanic Falls is near Oxford County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Mechanic Falls
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mechanic Falls ...
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.
- Dunkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Five Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paine Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poland Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Promised Land
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Stevens Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
How Far From Mechanic Falls 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 Mechanic Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mechanic Falls and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the East.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Mechanic Falls to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 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 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 5,409 miles [8,704.9 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 6,122 miles [9,852.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,997 miles [6,432.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mechanic Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mechanic Falls 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 Mechanic Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1113, Longitude: -70.3920 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.287 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.098 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.334 degrees. |
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