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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 Pine Point Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Point Beach 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 Pine Point Beach:
- 43.542584, -70.332826
- 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 Point Beach
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Pine Point Beach is near York County and also Sagadahoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sagadahoc 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 Point Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Point Beach ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Crocketts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Elizabeth Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ferry Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Grand Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Hills Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hills Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Beach
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Ocean Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pond Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove
- Sunset Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Surfside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Surfside is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Tattle Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tattle Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tattle Corner
- Town Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Town Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
How Far From Pine Point Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Point Beach 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 Point Beach and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Point Beach to Portland, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 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 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,014 miles [6,459.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Point Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pine Point Beach 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 Pine Point Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5426, Longitude: -70.3328 In this case, the coordinates for Pine Point Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.348 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.068 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.615 degrees. |
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