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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 North Belgrade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Belgrade 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 North Belgrade:
- 44.520837, -69.797914
- 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 Belgrade
- 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 Belgrade is near Somerset County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Belgrade
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Belgrade ...
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.
- China
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Decker Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Granite Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
- Island Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Island Park is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
- Kents Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Locks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paines Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Rome Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
- Sandy River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Summerhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
- Tallwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tallwood is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallwood
- Wings Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills
How Far From North Belgrade 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 Belgrade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Belgrade and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Belgrade to Augusta, 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 four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,369 miles [8,640.6 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 6,083 miles [9,789.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,958 miles [6,369.8 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 'straight-line' (or 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- North Belgrade) 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 North Belgrade 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 North Belgrade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5208, Longitude: -69.7979 In this case, the coordinates for North Belgrade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.849 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.823 degrees. |
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