Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slab City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slab City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slab City
- 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 Slab City:
- 44.211179, -70.868679
- 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 Slab City
- 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 Oxford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Oxford County
- Since Slab City is near Carroll County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Slab City ...
We found nine communities that share the name Slab City.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Slab City.
Beyond Maine, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Slab City is located in Chautauqua County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slab City that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Slab City.
- Cortland County
- This Slab City is located in Cortland County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the west southwest of the Slab City that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Slab City.
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Slab City is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the west of the Slab City that is located in Oxford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Slab City.
- Ohio
- Quebec
- This Slab City lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Slab City that is located in Oxford County.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab City ...
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.
- Beans Purchase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
- Hunts Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
- Hunts Corner is located in Oxford County
- Liberty Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corner
- Liberty Corner is located in Oxford County
- Lynchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Mayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Nobles Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Corner
- Nobles Corner is located in Oxford County
- Rim Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rim Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Junction
- Rim Junction is located in Coos County (NH)
- Sodom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Stuarts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuarts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Corner
- Stuarts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Sweden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Slab City 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 Slab City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Slab City and extending to:
- South Paris, which is the Seat of Oxford County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Slab City to South Paris, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east (E). 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 485 miles [780.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,425 miles [8,730.7 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 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,015 miles [6,461.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slab City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2112, Longitude: -70.8687 In this case, the coordinates for Slab City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Slab City, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Slab City 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 303.564 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.425 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.507 degrees. |