Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jefferson:
  • 44.163964, -69.546989
  • 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 Jefferson

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

Communities Also Named South Jefferson ...

We found one communities that are also named South Jefferson.

Within Maine, the name South Jefferson is unique.

Beyond Maine, there is another community also named South Jefferson in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Schoharie County
    • This South Jefferson is located in Schoharie County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Jefferson that is located in Lincoln County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of South Jefferson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Jefferson ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Flanders Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
• Globe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Globe is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Halls Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Head Tide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
• Jones Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Kennedy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy Corner is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Corner
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
• Razorville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Razorville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
• Sandhill Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Jefferson and extending to:

• Wiscasset, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Jefferson to Wiscasset, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 5,372 miles [8,645.4 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 6,084 miles [9,791.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,959 miles [6,371.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'