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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 Melvin Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melvin Heights 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 Melvin Heights:
    • 44.217856, -69.101149
    • 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 Melvin Heights
  • 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 Melvin Heights ...

We found one communities that share the name Melvin Heights.

Within Maine, the name Melvin Heights is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Melvin Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Melvin Heights is located in Rankin County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Melvin Heights that is located in Knox County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Melvin Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Melvin Heights ...

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.

  • Carvers Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carvers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
    • Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Ducktrap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducktrap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
    • Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
  • Glen Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
  • Grants Turn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grants Turn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
    • Grants Turn is located in Knox County
  • Heals Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heals Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
    • Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Knox County
  • Lincolnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <3>
  • Lincolnville Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
  • Rockville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
  • Townhouse Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townhouse Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
    • Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County

How Far From Melvin Heights 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 Melvin Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the South.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Melvin Heights to Augusta, with an average speed<4> 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 about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,938 miles [6,337.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

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

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- Melvin Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Melvin Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2179, Longitude: -69.1011       In this case, the coordinates for Melvin Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Melvin Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.477 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.209 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.661 degrees.




 

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