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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 Pitmans Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pitmans 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 Pitmans Corner:
- 44.307576, -69.243654
- 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 Pitmans 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Pitmans Corner is near Waldo County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pitmans Corner
Communities Also Named Pitmans Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Pitmans Corner.
Within Maine, the name Pitmans Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Pitmans Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Pitmans Corner is located in Lancaster County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pitmans Corner that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Pitmans Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pitmans 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.
- Grants Turn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grants Turn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Turn
- Gushees Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Martins Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Pauls Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Pitmans Corner 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 Pitmans Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pitmans Corner and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pitmans Corner to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 26 miles [41.8 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 548 miles [881.9 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 5,354 miles [8,616.4 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 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,941 miles [6,342.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitmans 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 Pitmans 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 Pitmans Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3076, Longitude: -69.2437 In this case, the coordinates for Pitmans Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.547 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.678 degrees. |
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