Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seal Harbor:
  • 44.303136, -68.240292
  • 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 Seal Harbor

• 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 Seal Harbor is near Washington County and also Knox 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 Knox 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 Seal Harbor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seal Harbor ...

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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Harbor <1>
• Cranberry Isles
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
• Hall Quarry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
• Hulls Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Otter Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • 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 west)
  • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
• Red Rock Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
• Seal Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <1>
• Seawall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seawall is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
• Town Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Town Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill
• Wonderland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wonderland is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland

How Far From Seal Harbor 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 Seal Harbor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seal Harbor 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 five to six hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 76 miles [122.3 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 587 miles [944.7 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 5,312 miles [8,548.8 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 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,898 miles [6,273.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'