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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 Merepoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merepoint 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 Merepoint:
- 43.827637, -70.021121
- 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 Merepoint
- 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 Merepoint is near Sagadahoc County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 Merepoint
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merepoint ...
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.
- Deep Cut
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deep Cut is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Cut
- Dyer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Corner
- Dyer Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dyer Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cove
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Growstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Growstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Growstown
- Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harpswell Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Mast Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mast Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Landing
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Porter Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
- Sodom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sodom is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Todds Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners
How Far From Merepoint 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 Merepoint to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Merepoint and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Merepoint 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 35 miles [56.3 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 497 miles [799.8 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 5,404 miles [8,696.9 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 6,115 miles [9,841.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,991 miles [6,422.9 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- Merepoint) 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 Merepoint 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 Merepoint. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8276, Longitude: -70.0211 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.314 degrees. |
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