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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 Razorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Razorville 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 Razorville:
- 44.276118, -69.396871
- 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 Razorville
- 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 Razorville is near Lincoln County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 Razorville
Communities Also Named Razorville ...
We found one communities that are also named Razorville.
Within Maine, the name Razorville is unique.
Beyond Maine, there is another community also named Razorville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Razorville [Berkeley County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Razorville ...
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.
- Flanders Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gushees Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Halls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jones Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Kennedy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
- Lucas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Sandhill Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Razorville 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 Razorville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Razorville and extending to:
- Rockland, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Razorville to Rockland, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,361 miles [8,627.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,073 miles [9,773.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,949 miles [6,355.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 Razorville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Razorville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Razorville 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 Razorville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2761, Longitude: -69.3969 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.647 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.41 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.769 degrees. |
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