Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Surry:
  • 44.412578, -68.462242
  • 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 Surry

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Surry ...

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.

• Eden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eden is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Grays Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grays Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Corner
• Hall Quarry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall Quarry is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Quarry
• Hulls Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hulls Cove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulls Cove <1>
• Indian Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
• Joyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Joyville is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyville
• Marks Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marks Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corner
• Pretty Marsh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
• Red Rock Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock Corner is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Corner
• Seal Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <1>
• Town Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Town Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hill

How Far From South Surry 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 Surry 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 Surry and extending to:

• Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Surry to Ellsworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,317 miles [8,556.9 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 6,028 miles [9,701.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,904 miles [6,282.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'