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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 China, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South China 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 South China:
- 44.395625, -69.571154
- 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 China
- 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
- Since South China is near Waldo County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo 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 South China
Curious and Interesting Names Near South China ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Jones Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Lambs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Paines Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
- Razorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Sandhill Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Summerhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
How Far From South China 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 China 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 China and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South China to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 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 6,077 miles [9,780 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,952 miles [6,360.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South China) 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 China 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 China. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3956, Longitude: -69.5712 In this case, the coordinates for South China have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.785 degrees. |
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