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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 Trescott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Trescott 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 Trescott:
- 44.769247, -67.074150
- 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 Trescott
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Trescott
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Trescott ...
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.
- Chase Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chase Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Chocolate Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deep Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dennysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Halls Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halls Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mills
- Indian Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Machias
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Machias is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Machias
- Lower Dennysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mark Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Otter Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Seal Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Split Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Split Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Hill
- Welshpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
How Far From South Trescott 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 Trescott 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 Trescott and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Trescott to Machias, 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 6 hours.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 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 5,956 miles [9,585.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,832 miles [6,167 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Trescott) 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 Trescott 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 Trescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7692, Longitude: -67.0742 In this case, the coordinates for South Trescott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.125 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 296.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.369 degrees. |
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