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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 Ocean Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ocean Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ocean Point:
    • 43.815917, -69.595879
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ocean Point
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Ocean Point ...

We found two communities that share the name Ocean Point.

Within Maine, the name Ocean Point is unique.

Beyond Maine, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Ocean Point is located in Nassau County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ocean Point that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Ocean Point.
      • Queens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Ocean Point [Queens County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ocean Point ...

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.

  • Boothbay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boothbay Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Christmas Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas Cove
    • Christmas Cove is located in Lincoln County
  • Five Islands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
    • Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Heron Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Island
    • Heron Island is located in Lincoln County
  • Mouse Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
    • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
  • New Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
    • New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <3>
  • Spruce Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Shores
    • Spruce Shores is located in Lincoln County
  • Spruceworld
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruceworld have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceworld
    • Spruceworld is located in Lincoln County
  • Yellow Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Head
    • Yellow Head is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Ocean Point to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ocean Point to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ocean Point and extending to:

  • Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ocean Point to Wiscasset, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,387 miles [8,669.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,973 miles [6,393.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ocean Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ocean Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8159, Longitude: -69.5959       In this case, the coordinates for Ocean Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Ocean Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Ocean Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.852 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.56 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.121 degrees.




 

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