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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Melvin Heights
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Melvin Heights is near Waldo County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Melvin Heights
Communities Also Named Melvin Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named 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)
- Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
- Ducktrap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
- Glen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Grants Turn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grants Turn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
- Heals Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Townhouse Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Melvin Heights 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 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- 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).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Melvin Heights) 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 Melvin Heights 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.477 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.661 degrees. |
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