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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 South Casco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Casco and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Casco:
    • 43.914796, -70.517834
    • 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 South Casco
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since South Casco is near Oxford County and also Androscoggin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin 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 South Casco

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Casco ...

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.

  • Crescent Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
  • Dry Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
  • Dunkertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dunkertown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkertown
  • Gates Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
  • Gray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
  • Great Falls ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Falls is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Long Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Naples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
  • Pike Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pike Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Corner
  • Raymond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Richville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Shaker Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Suckerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville

How Far From South Casco 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 South Casco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Casco and extending to:

  • Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Casco to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 483 miles [777.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,421 miles [8,724.3 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 6,134 miles [9,871.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,009 miles [6,451.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Casco) 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 South Casco 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 South Casco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9148, Longitude: -70.5178       In this case, the coordinates for South Casco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.398 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.188 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.50 degrees.