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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 Poland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poland 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 Poland:
- 44.060628, -70.393668
- 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 Poland
- 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since Poland is near Cumberland County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Poland
Communities Also Named Poland ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Poland.
Within Maine, the name Poland is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Yavapai County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Poland.
- Illinois
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Poland [Randolph County].
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Poland is located in Clay County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Poland.
- Kansas
- Chase County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Poland [Chase County].
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Poland is located in Rapides Parish and lies 1,483 miles [2,386.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Poland.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Poland [Allegany County].
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Poland [Sanilac County].
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Poland is located in Herkimer County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Poland.
- North Dakota
- Walsh County
- This Poland is located in Walsh County and lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walsh County community of Poland.
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Poland is located in Mahoning County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Poland.
- Ontario
- This Poland lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Poland [Greene County].
- Wisconsin
- Brown County
- This Poland is located in Brown County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<3> to the west of the Poland that is located in Androscoggin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Poland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poland ...
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.
- Chambers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corner
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dunkertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
- Empire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Five Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Littlefield Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paine Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
- Poland Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pratt Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Promised Land
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Stevens Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
How Far From Poland 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 Poland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poland and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Poland to Augusta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 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 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,999 miles [6,435.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Poland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Poland 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 Poland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0606, Longitude: -70.3937 In this case, the coordinates for Poland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.297 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.10 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.362 degrees. |
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