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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 ...
  • 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.
    • 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:
    • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Hill
  • Cedar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Washington County
  • Charlotte
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Dennysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <3>
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in Washington County
  • Lower Dennysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Milltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Mud Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Landing
    • Mud Landing is located in Washington County
  • Pleasant Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
  • Red Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
    • Red Beach is located in Washington County
  • Union Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Pine Corner and extending to:

  • Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Corner to Machias, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • 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).<9>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9956, Longitude: -67.2947       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pine Corner 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 301.212 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.936 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.337 degrees.









 

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