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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 Lebanon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Lebanon 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 Lebanon:
- 43.437859, -70.884228
- 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 Lebanon
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since North Lebanon is near Strafford County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Strafford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Lebanon
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lebanon ...
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.
- Alewife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alewife is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
- Crocketts Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crocketts Crossing is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossing
- Five Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Foundry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foundry is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry
- Highpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highpine is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpine
- Hobbs Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hobbs Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossing
- Hornetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornetown is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornetown
- Merrill Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Corners is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corners
- Parsonage Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonage Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Corner
- Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Shady Nook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Nook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Nook
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Town House is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town House
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From North Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon and extending to:
- Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from North Lebanon to Augusta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,455 miles [8,779 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 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,042 miles [6,505 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lebanon) 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4379, Longitude: -70.8842 In this case, the coordinates for North Lebanon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.928 degrees. |
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