Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Royal Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Junction

• 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 Royal Junction:
  • 43.799524, -70.221994
  • 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 Royal Junction

• 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Royal Junction is near Androscoggin County and also Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc 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 Royal Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Junction ...

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.

• Blackstrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
• Cousins Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
• Crockett Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Dunns
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dunns is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Gray Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
• Littlejohn Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlejohn Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Island
• Porter Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Landing
• Scotland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Sodom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sodom is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Summit View Park ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit View Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Park
• Sunset Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Landing is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Landing
• Todds Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Todds Corners is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corners
• Walnut Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Royal Junction to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Royal Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Royal Junction and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Royal Junction to Portland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,413 miles [8,711.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,125 miles [9,857.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,001 miles [6,439 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'