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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 Pauls Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pauls Corner 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 Pauls Corner:
- 44.380075, -69.217264
- 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 Pauls Corner
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Pauls Corner is near Knox County and also Kennebec County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec 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 Pauls Corner
Communities Also Named Pauls Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Pauls Corner.
Within Maine, the name Pauls Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Pauls Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Pauls Corner is located in Somerset County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pauls Corner that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Pauls Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pauls Corner ...
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.
- Butlers Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Gushees Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Halls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hayford Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Knights Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Polands Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Poors Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
- Sawpit Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Slab City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Townhouse Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Pauls Corner 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 Pauls Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pauls Corner and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pauls Corner to Belfast, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,350 miles [8,610 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 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,938 miles [6,337.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Pauls Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pauls Corner 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 Pauls Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3801, Longitude: -69.2173 In this case, the coordinates for Pauls Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.517 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.624 degrees. |
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