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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 Richtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richtown 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 Richtown:
- 44.247303, -68.377240
- 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 Richtown
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Richtown is near Knox County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Richtown
Communities Also Named Richtown ...
We found two communities that are also named Richtown.
Within Maine, the name Richtown is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Richtown is located in Bibb County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Richtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Richtown.
- Virginia
- Lancaster County
- This Richtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Richtown that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Richtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richtown ...
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.
- Bass Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cranberry Isles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Frenchboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hall Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
- Pretty Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Seal Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seal Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seawall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seawall is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
- Swans Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wonderland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
How Far From Richtown 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 Richtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richtown and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Richtown to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 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 6,030 miles [9,704.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,905 miles [6,284.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richtown) 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 Richtown 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 Richtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2473, Longitude: -68.3772 In this case, the coordinates for Richtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.028 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.714 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.301 degrees. |
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