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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 Gorham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Gorham 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 Gorham:
- 43.641192, -70.420051
- 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 Gorham
- 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 Gorham is near York County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oxford 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 Gorham
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Gorham ...
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.
- Cash Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Chicopee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Crocketts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crocketts Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Corner
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Gag Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gag Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gag Corner
- Grand Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Groveville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
- Libbytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Pine Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Prides Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- Roberts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roberts Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Salmon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon Falls is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls
- Sandy Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Brook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Brook
- Sunset Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Town Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Landing
How Far From South Gorham 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 Gorham 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 Gorham and extending to:
- Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from South Gorham to Augusta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,428 miles [8,735.5 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 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,015 miles [6,461.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gorham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Gorham 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 Gorham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6412, Longitude: -70.4201 In this case, the coordinates for South Gorham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.385 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.126 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.603 degrees. |
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