Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Portland Gardens:
  • 43.638971, -70.315327
  • 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 Portland Gardens

• 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 Portland Gardens is near York County and also Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin 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 Portland Gardens

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Portland Gardens ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
• Crocketts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • 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 southwest)
  • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
• Ferry Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
• Grubb Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grubb Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Hill
• Knightville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
• Libbytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Libbytown is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libbytown
• Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
• Meeting House Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Meeting House Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting House Hill
• Mountainview Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountainview Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Park
• Sunset Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset Park is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park

How Far From South Portland Gardens 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 Portland Gardens 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 Portland Gardens and extending to:

• Portland, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from South Portland Gardens 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 478 miles [769.3 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 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,423 miles [8,727.5 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 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,010 miles [6,453.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'