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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 Slab City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slab City 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 Slab City:
- 44.368686, -69.173929
- 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 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since Slab City is near Knox County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Slab City
Communities Also Named Slab City ...
We found nine communities that are also named Slab City.
There is one other community in Maine that is also named Slab City.
Beyond Maine, we know of eight communities that are located 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 ...
- Oxford County
- This Slab City is located in Oxford County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west of the Slab City that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oxford County community of Slab City.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Slab City.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Slab City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slab City that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Slab City.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Slab City is located in Chautauqua County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Slab City that is located in Waldo 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 366 miles [589 km] to the west southwest of the Slab City that is located in Waldo 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 292 miles [469.9 km] to the west of the Slab City that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Slab City.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Slab City.
- Quebec
- This Slab City lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Slab City that is located in Waldo County.
- Wisconsin
- Shawano County
- This Slab City is located in Shawano County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<1> to the west of the Slab City that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shawano County community of Slab City.
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.
- Butlers Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corner
- Gushees Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Halls Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Hayford Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayford Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford Corner
- Heals Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heals Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heals Corner
- Knights Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knights Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Corner
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Pauls Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Poors Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poors Mill is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poors Mill
- Townhouse Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Townhouse Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhouse Corner
How Far From Slab City 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 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:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Slab City to Belfast, with an average speed<4> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,348 miles [8,606.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,936 miles [6,334.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3687, Longitude: -69.1739 In this case, the coordinates for Slab City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.493 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.254 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.61 degrees. |
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