Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Pine Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pine Corner

• 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 Pine Corner:
  • 44.995633, -67.294712
  • 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 Pine 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Pine Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.

• Burnt Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
• Cedar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
• Charlotte
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlotte is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
• Cooper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
• Dennysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <1>
• Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
• Lower Dennysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Milltown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Mud Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
• Pleasant Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
• Red Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Beach is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
• Union Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

How Far From Pine Corner 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 Pine Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pine Corner and extending to:

• Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Corner to Machias, 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 most of a day.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 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 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,834 miles [6,170.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'