Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Salsbury Cove:
  • 44.430634, -68.283627
  • 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 Salsbury Cove

• 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 Salsbury Cove is near Washington County and also Waldo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Salsbury Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salsbury Cove ...

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.

• Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Egypt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Egypt is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Hall Quarry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
• Hulls Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hulls Cove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulls Cove <1>
• Indian Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Otter Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Creek is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Creek <1>
• Pretty Marsh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
• Red Rock Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
• Seal Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <1>
• Summer Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Summer Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Harbor
• Town Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill

How Far From Salsbury Cove 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 Salsbury Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Salsbury Cove and extending to:

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Salsbury Cove to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> 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 74 miles [119.1 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,309 miles [8,544 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 6,020 miles [9,688.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,895 miles [6,268.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'