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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 Minturn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minturn 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 Minturn:
- 44.142197, -68.436095
- 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 Minturn
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Minturn is near Knox County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Minturn
Communities Also Named Minturn ...
We found six communities that are also named Minturn.
Within Maine, the name Minturn is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lawrence County
- This Minturn is located in Lawrence County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Minturn that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Minturn.
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Minturn [Fresno County].
- Madera County
- This Minturn is located in Madera County and lies 2,712 miles [4,364.5 km]<1> to the west of the Minturn that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Minturn.
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Minturn is located in Eagle County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the west of the Minturn that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Minturn.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Minturn is located in Dillon County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Minturn that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Minturn.
- Wyoming
- Crook County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Minturn [Crook County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minturn ...
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.
- Bass Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reach is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach
- Seal Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seawall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seawall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Swans Island
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wonderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wonderland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
How Far From Minturn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Minturn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minturn and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Minturn to Ellsworth, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 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 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,911 miles [6,294.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minturn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Minturn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Minturn 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 Minturn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1422, Longitude: -68.4361 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.39 degrees. |
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