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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 Smithton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithton 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 Smithton:
- 44.477571, -69.334764
- 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 Smithton
- 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 Smithton is near Kennebec County and also Knox 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 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 Smithton
Communities Also Named Smithton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Smithton.
Within Maine, the name Smithton is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Smithton [Clark County].
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Smithton is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Smithton that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Smithton.
- Kansas
- Norton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Smithton [Norton County].
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Smithton [Boone County].
- Mississippi County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Smithton [Mississippi County].
- Pettis County
- This Smithton is located in Pettis County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<2> to the west of the Smithton that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pettis County community of Smithton.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Smithton is located in Westmoreland County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Smithton that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Smithton.
- West Virginia
- Doddridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Smithton [Doddridge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithton ...
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.
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farwells Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farwells Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwells Corner
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregorys Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gregorys Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorys Corner
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pauls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Corner
- Polands Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Polands Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polands Corner
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Smithton 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 Smithton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithton and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithton to Belfast, with an average speed<5> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,939 miles [6,339.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Smithton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smithton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Smithton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Smithton 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 Smithton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4776, Longitude: -69.3348 In this case, the coordinates for Smithton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.571 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.361 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.625 degrees. |
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