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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 Poland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Poland 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 Poland:
- 44.022851, -70.364778
- 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 Poland
- 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 Androscoggin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Androscoggin County
- Since South Poland is near Cumberland County and also Oxford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Poland
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Poland ...
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.
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Empire is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Five Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Littlefield Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murphy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Murphy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Corner
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Promised Land
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Promised Land is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Royal Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Corner
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Stevens Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Mill is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Mill
- Suckerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Suckerville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suckerville
How Far From South Poland 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 Poland 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 Poland and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Androscoggin County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from South Poland to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,411 miles [8,708.2 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 6,124 miles [9,855.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,999 miles [6,435.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Poland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Poland 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 Poland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0229, Longitude: -70.3648 In this case, the coordinates for South Poland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.286 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 299.369 degrees. |
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