Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shaw Mills:
  • 43.740356, -70.521721
  • 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 Shaw Mills

• 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 Shaw Mills is near York County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Shaw Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaw Mills ...

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.

• Bonny Eagle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonny Eagle is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
• Chicopee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicopee is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Dog Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Corner
• Gag Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
• Gates Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
• Great Falls ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
• Groveville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Groveville is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
• Little Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
• Popeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Popeville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
• Richville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
• Two Trails
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Two Trails is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Trails

How Far From Shaw Mills 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 Shaw Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shaw Mills to Portland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 53 miles [85.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 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 6,140 miles [9,881.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,016 miles [6,463.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'