Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gray:
  • 43.848688, -70.321719
  • 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 Gray

• 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 Gray is near Androscoggin County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Gray

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Gray ...

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.

• Blackstrap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blackstrap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstrap
• Crockett Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Crockett Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
• Dry Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
• Dunns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dunns is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
• Gates Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gates Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Hill
• Gray
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Gray Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
• Ireland Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
• Popeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Popeville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
• Royal Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Junction is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Junction
• Scotland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Scotland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Suckerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville
• Walnut Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From South Gray 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 Gray 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 Gray and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Gray to Portland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 41 miles [66 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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 5,416 miles [8,716.2 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 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,003 miles [6,442.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'