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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 Raymond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Raymond 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 Raymond:
- 43.980351, -70.404500
- 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 Raymond
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since North Raymond is near Androscoggin County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Raymond
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Raymond ...
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 Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Dunkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Five Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Pike Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pike Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Corner
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poland Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Suckerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville
How Far From North Raymond 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 Raymond 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 Raymond and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Raymond to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,414 miles [8,713 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 6,127 miles [9,860.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,002 miles [6,440.6 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 Raymond) 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 Raymond 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 Raymond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9804, Longitude: -70.4045 In this case, the coordinates for North Raymond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.318 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.411 degrees. |
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