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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 New Portland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North New Portland 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 New Portland:
- 44.925057, -70.023118
- 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 New Portland
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since North New Portland is near Franklin County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 New Portland
Curious and Interesting Names Near North New Portland ...
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.
- Dane Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
- Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Martin Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Moody Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
- Sandy River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Starks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From North New Portland 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 New Portland 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 New Portland and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North New Portland to Skowhegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,363 miles [8,630.9 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 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,954 miles [6,363.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North New Portland) 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 New Portland 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 New Portland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9251, Longitude: -70.0231 In this case, the coordinates for North New Portland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.915 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.823 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.704 degrees. |
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