Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Augusta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Augusta and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Augusta

• 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 North Augusta:
  • 44.370623, -69.791713
  • 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 North Augusta

• 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
  • Since North Augusta is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 North Augusta

Communities Also Named North Augusta ...

We found two communities that are also named North Augusta.

Within Maine, the name North Augusta is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This North Augusta lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the west of the North Augusta that is located in Kennebec County.
  • South Carolina
    • Aiken County
    • This North Augusta is located in Aiken County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the North Augusta that is located in Kennebec County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of North Augusta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Augusta ...

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.

• Frenchs Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchs Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchs Corner
• Granite Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
• Island Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Park is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
• Kents Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kents Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kents Hill <2>
• Locks Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
• Randolph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
• Summerhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
• Tallwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
• Wings Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills

How Far From North Augusta 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 North Augusta to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies just to the South.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies just to the south (S).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from North Augusta to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 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 6,087 miles [9,796.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,963 miles [6,377.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'