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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 Pulpit Harbor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pulpit Harbor 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 Pulpit Harbor:
- 44.158256, -68.883551
- 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 Pulpit Harbor
- 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 Pulpit Harbor is near Waldo County and also Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Pulpit Harbor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulpit Harbor ...
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.
- Carvers Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carvers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carvers Corner
- Crescent Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Crows Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crows Nest is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Dark Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dark Harbor is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Harbor
- Deer Isle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ducktrap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ducktrap is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktrap
- Glen Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Goose Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rocks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rocks
- Holiday Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Beach is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincolnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Owls Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Pulpit Harbor 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 Pulpit Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pulpit Harbor and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pulpit Harbor to Rockland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,344 miles [8,600.3 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 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,930 miles [6,324.7 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 '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- Pulpit Harbor) 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 Pulpit Harbor 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 Pulpit Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1583, Longitude: -68.8836 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.063 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.592 degrees. |
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