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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 Skowhegan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skowhegan and the surrounding area.
- 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 Skowhegan:
- 44.769038, -69.718961
- 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 Skowhegan
- 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 Somerset County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- Since Skowhegan is near Kennebec County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Skowhegan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skowhegan ...
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.
- Castle Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Castle Harmony is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Harmony
- Cornville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dane Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
- Decker Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Corner
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Martin Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Moody Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
- Rome Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Corner
- Sandy River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Starks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Stronghold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stronghold is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
- Wildwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Skowhegan 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 Skowhegan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Skowhegan and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Skowhegan to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,356 miles [8,619.6 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 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,946 miles [6,350.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skowhegan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Skowhegan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skowhegan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7690, Longitude: -69.7190 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.754 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.645 degrees. |
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