Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palermo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palermo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palermo
- 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 Palermo:
- 44.407848, -69.473931
- 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 Palermo
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Palermo is near Kennebec County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Palermo ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Palermo.
Within Maine, the name Palermo is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Palermo is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the southwest of the Palermo that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Palermo.
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Palermo [Saint Johns County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Palermo lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west of the Palermo that is located in Waldo County.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palermo ...
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.
- China
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- China is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
- Gregorys Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregorys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Halls Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jones Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Lambs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Lucas Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Paines Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paines Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Polands Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polands Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Razorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Sandhill Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Sawpit Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawpit Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
How Far From Palermo 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 Palermo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palermo and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Palermo to Belfast, with an average speed<5> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,359 miles [8,624.5 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 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,948 miles [6,353.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palermo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or 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- Palermo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palermo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4078, Longitude: -69.4739 In this case, the coordinates for Palermo 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 Palermo 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Palermo 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 302.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.459 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.731 degrees. |