Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in South Exeter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Exeter and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for South Exeter

• 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 Exeter:
  • 44.943954, -69.138376
  • 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 Exeter

• 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 Penobscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Penobscot County
  • Since South Exeter is near Somerset County and also Piscataquis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piscataquis 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 Exeter

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Exeter ...

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.

• Durbin Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Corner
• Earnest Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Earnest Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Corner
• French Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • French Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Mill
• Gordon Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Corner
• Hicks Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hicks Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corner
• Knight Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Knight Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Corner
• Lincoln Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Mills
• Moody
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moody is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
• Spooners Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spooners Mill is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooners Mill
• Stetson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
• Twin Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Twin Brook is located in Penobscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brook

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Exeter and extending to:

• Bangor, which is the Seat of Penobscot County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Exeter to Bangor, with an average speed<2> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,326 miles [8,571.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,916 miles [6,302.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'