Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cushing:
  • 44.038970, -69.210601
  • 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 Cushing

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since North Cushing 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 Cushing

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Cushing ...

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.

• Crescent Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• East Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Friendship is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
• Glen Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Holiday Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
• Martin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Martinsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
• Owls Head
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Owls Head is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Head
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owls Head <1>
• Pleasant Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Rockland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <1>
• Spruce Head
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruce Head is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Head
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Head <1>
• Tenants Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tenants Harbor is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenants Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenants Harbor <1>

How Far From North Cushing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Cushing 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 Cushing and extending to:

• Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from North Cushing to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over 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 5,362 miles [8,629.3 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 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,949 miles [6,355.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'