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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 Solon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solon 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 Solon:
- 44.949502, -69.858391
- 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 Solon
- 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 Solon is near Piscataquis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Solon
Communities Also Named Solon ...
We found eight communities that are also named Solon.
Within Maine, the name Solon is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern 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 California community of Solon [Kern County].
- Indiana
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Solon [Clark County].
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Solon is located in Johnson County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<3> to the west of the Solon that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Solon.
- Michigan
- Leelanau County
- This Solon is located in Leelanau County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<3> to the west of the Solon that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Solon.
- New York
- Cortland County
- This Solon is located in Cortland County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Solon that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cortland County community of Solon.
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- This Solon is located in Cuyahoga County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Solon that is located in Somerset County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuyahoga County community of Solon.
- Tennessee
- White County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Solon [White County].
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Solon [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solon ...
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.
- Cornville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Dane Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dane Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Corner
- Deadwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deadwater is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwater
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huff Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Corner
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Kingsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Martin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martin Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Moody Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moody Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rice Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rice Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Corner
- Sandy River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy River is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Starks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
How Far From Solon 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 Solon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Solon and extending to:
- Skowhegan, which is the Seat of Somerset County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Solon to Skowhegan, 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 four to five hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving 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 5,355 miles [8,618 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 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- 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).<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 Solon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Solon 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Solon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Solon 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 Solon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9495, Longitude: -69.8584 In this case, the coordinates for Solon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.808 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.708 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.61 degrees. |
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