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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 Mitchell Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell Corner 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 Mitchell Corner:
    • 44.673957, -69.266713
    • 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 Mitchell Corner
  • 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
    • Since Mitchell Corner is near Penobscot County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Mitchell Corner

Communities Also Named Mitchell Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Mitchell Corner.

There is one other community in Maine that is also named Mitchell Corner.

Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Somerset County
      • This Mitchell Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchell Corner that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mitchell Corner.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • White County
      • This Mitchell Corner is located in White County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mitchell Corner that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Mitchell Corner.
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Mitchell Corner is located in Tulare County and lies 2,641 miles [4,250.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mitchell Corner that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Mitchell Corner.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Mitchell Corner is located in Marion County and lies 2,582 miles [4,155.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mitchell Corner that is located in Waldo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mitchell Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell Corner ...

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.

  • Cooks Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Dodge Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dodge Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Corner
  • Dogtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Farwells Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
  • Freedom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greens Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greens Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner
  • Hasty Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hasty Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty Corner
  • Houston Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Smarts Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Smarts Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarts Corner
  • Unity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Mitchell Corner 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 Mitchell Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell Corner to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 564 miles [907.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,341 miles [8,595.5 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 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,930 miles [6,324.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchell Corner) 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 Mitchell Corner 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 Mitchell Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6740, Longitude: -69.2667       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.493 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.48 degrees.