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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 Montville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montville 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 Montville:
- 44.437295, -69.280320
- 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 Montville
- 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 Montville is near Knox County and also Kennebec 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 Kennebec 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 Montville
Communities Also Named Montville ...
We found six communities that are also named Montville.
Within Maine, the name Montville is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Costilla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Montville [Costilla County].
- Connecticut
- New London County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Montville [New London County].
- Massachusetts
- Berkshire County
- This Montville is located in Berkshire County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Montville that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkshire County community of Montville.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Montville is located in Morris County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Montville that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Montville.
- New York
- Cayuga County
- This Montville is located in Cayuga County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Montville that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cayuga County community of Montville.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This Montville is located in Geauga County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Montville that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Montville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montville ...
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.
- Butlers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Evans Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Corner
- Farwells Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gregorys Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Jones Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Knights Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martins Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Neals Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Corner
- Pauls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Poors Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
- Sawpit Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Slab City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
How Far From Montville 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 Montville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montville and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Montville to Belfast, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 5,350 miles [8,610 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 6,063 miles [9,757.5 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Montville 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Montville 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 Montville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4373, Longitude: -69.2803 In this case, the coordinates for Montville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.622 degrees. |
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