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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 Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Liberty 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 Liberty:
- 44.323407, -69.358932
- 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 Liberty
- 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 Waldo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
- Since South Liberty is near Knox County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Liberty
Communities Also Named South Liberty ...
We found three communities that are also named South Liberty.
Within Maine, the name South Liberty is unique.
Beyond Maine, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This South Liberty is located in Clay County and lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the west of the South Liberty that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of South Liberty.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This South Liberty is located in McMinn County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Liberty that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of South Liberty.
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This South Liberty is located in Liberty County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the South Liberty that is located in Waldo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of South Liberty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Liberty ...
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.
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Gushees Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gushees Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gushees Corner
- Jones Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Martins Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martins Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Razorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Sandhill Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
- Sawpit Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sawpit Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit Corner
How Far From South Liberty 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 Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Liberty and extending to:
- Belfast, which is the Seat of Waldo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Liberty to Belfast, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,358 miles [8,622.9 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 6,070 miles [9,768.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,946 miles [6,350.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Liberty 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 Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3234, Longitude: -69.3589 In this case, the coordinates for South Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 302.615 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 298.383 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.724 degrees. |
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