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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 Salmon Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salmon Falls and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Salmon Falls:
    • 43.596192, -70.553665
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Salmon Falls
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Salmon Falls ...

We found four communities that share the name Salmon Falls.

There is one other community in Maine which is also named Salmon Falls.

Beyond Maine, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maine ...
    • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Salmon Falls [Washington County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Salmon Falls [El Dorado County].
    • Idaho
      • Blaine County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Salmon Falls [Blaine County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Strafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Salmon Falls [Strafford County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salmon Falls ...

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.

  • Airport Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Airport Village is located in York County
  • Alewife
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alewife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alewife
    • Alewife is located in York County
  • Bonny Eagle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
    • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
  • Chicopee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in York County
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in York County
  • Grand Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Groveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
    • Groveville is located in York County
  • Lake Arrowhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ocean Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Ocean Park is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <4>
    • Roberts Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
      • Roberts Corner is located in York County
    • Sandy Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
      • Sandy Brook is located in York County
    • Surfside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
      • Surfside is located in York County
    • Two Trails
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails
      • Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
    • Union Falls
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Falls
      • Union Falls is located in York County

How Far From Salmon Falls 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 Salmon Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Salmon Falls and extending to:

  • Alfred, which is the Seat of York County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salmon Falls to Alfred, with an average speed<6> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,435 miles [8,746.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,146 miles [9,891 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,022 miles [6,472.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salmon Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Salmon Falls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 Salmon Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Salmon Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salmon Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5962, Longitude: -70.5537       In this case, the coordinates for Salmon Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Salmon Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.474 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.218 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.689 degrees.




 

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