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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 Pratt Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pratt 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 Pratt Corner:
- 44.158404, -70.440336
- 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 Pratt 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Pratt Corner is near Androscoggin County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Pratt Corner
Communities Also Named Pratt Corner ...
We found one communities that are also named Pratt Corner.
Within Maine, the name Pratt Corner is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Pratt Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Pratt Corner is located in Franklin County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pratt Corner that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Pratt Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pratt 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.
- Brimstone Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brimstone Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
- Chambers Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Corner
- Dunkertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paine Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paine Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Corner
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Promised Land
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Skillings Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skillings Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillings Corner
- Stuarts Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
How Far From Pratt 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 Pratt Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pratt Corner and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Pratt Corner to Augusta, with an average speed<3> 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 497 miles [799.8 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,409 miles [8,704.9 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 6,123 miles [9,854 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,998 miles [6,434.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pratt 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 Pratt 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 Pratt Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1584, Longitude: -70.4403 In this case, the coordinates for Pratt Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.309 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.13 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.331 degrees. |
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